Exodus 14:27 “So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea…”

Exodus 14:27

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

World English Bible

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. The LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

American Standard Version

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Moses stretched forth his hand vpon the Sea, and the Sea returned to his force early in the morning, and the Egyptians fled against it: but the Lord ouerthrew the Egyptians in the mids of the Sea.

Darby Translation

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength toward the morning; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overturned the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.

Young's Literal Translation

And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and the sea turneth back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and Jehovah shaketh off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,

Bible in Basic English

And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, at dawn the sea came flowing back, meeting the Egyptians in their flight, and the Lord sent destruction on the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

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Cross references

“and the sea”

Joshua 4:18 Exodus 15:1–21 Exodus 14:21 Exodus 14:22

Joshua 4:18 · BSB

When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

Exodus 15:1–21 · BSB

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

Exodus 14:21 · BSB

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,

Exodus 14:22 · BSB

and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

“Lord”

Judges 5:20 Judges 5:21

Judges 5:20 · BSB

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Judges 5:21 · BSB

The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!

Also

Psalm 78:53 Hebrews 11:29 Deuteronomy 11:4

Psalm 78:53 · BSB

He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

Hebrews 11:29 · BSB

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Deuteronomy 11:4 · BSB

what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”

28The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

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