Hebrews 11:29 “By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but whe…”

Hebrews 11:29

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

World English Bible

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.

American Standard Version

By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.

Geneva Bible 1599

By faith they passed through the red sea as by drie land, which when the Egyptians had assayed to doe, they were swallowed vp.

Darby Translation

By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.

Young's Literal Translation

By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Bible in Basic English

By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same.

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Cross references

“By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.”

Psalm 78:13 Psalm 106:9–11 Joshua 2:10 Psalm 66:6 Isaiah 63:11–16 Habakkuk 3:8–10

Psalm 78:13 · BSB

He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

Psalm 106:9–11 · BSB

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

Joshua 2:10 · BSB

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.

Psalm 66:6 · BSB

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

Isaiah 63:11–16 · BSB

Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,

Habakkuk 3:8–10 · BSB

Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

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

In context

28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

30By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

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