Hebrews 11:29
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By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting, were swallowed up.

Exodus 14:13-31 And Moses said to the people: Fear not: stand, and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do this day; for the Egyptians, whom you see now, you shall see no more for ever. . . .

Exodus 15:1-21 Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said: Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea. . . .

Joshua 2:10 We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea, at your going in, when you came out of Egypt: and what things you did to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon and Og whom you slew.

Nehemiah 9:11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land: but their persecutors thou threwest into the depth, as a stone into mighty waters.

Psalm 66:6 Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.

Psalm 78:13 He divided the sea and brought them through: and he made the waters to stand as in a vessel.

Psalm 106:9-11 And he rebuked the Red Sea and it was dried up: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness. . . .

Psalm 114:1-5 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people: . . .

Psalm 136:13-15 Who divided the Red Sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever. . . .

Isaiah 11:15,16 And the Lord shall lay waste the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and shall lift up his hand over the river in the strength of his spirit: and he shall strike it in the seven streams, so that men may pass through it in their shoes. . . .

Isaiah 51:9,10 Arise, arise, put on strength, O thou arm of the Lord, arise as in the days of old, in the ancient generations. Hast not thou struck the proud one, and wounded the dragon? . . .

Isaiah 63:11-16 And he remembered the days of old of Moses, and of his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put in the midst of them the spirit of his Holy One? . . .

Habakkuk 3:8-10 Wast thou angry, O Lord, with the rivers? or was thy wrath upon the rivers? or thy indignation in the sea? Who will ride upon thy horses: and thy chariots are salvation. . . .

Context
The Faith of Moses
28By faith he celebrated the pasch and the shedding of the blood: that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them. 29By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting, were swallowed up. 30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, by the going round them seven days.…
Cross References
Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up; for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.

Exodus 14:27
And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away, the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves.

Lexicon
By faith
Πίστει (Pistei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

[the people] passed through
διέβησαν (diebēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1224: To cross, pass through, step across. From dia and the base of basis; to cross.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Red
Ἐρυθρὰν (Erythran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2063: Red. Of uncertain affinity; red, i.e. the Red Sea.

Sea
Θάλασσαν (Thalassan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2281: Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

on
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

dry
ξηρᾶς (xēras)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3584: Dry, withered; noun: dry land. From the base of xestes; arid; by implication, shrunken, earth.

land;
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

[but when] the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Egyptians
Αἰγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 124: Egyptian. From Aiguptos; an Eyyptian or inhabitant of Egyptus.

tried [to follow],
πεῖραν (peiran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3984: A trial, experiment, attempt. From the base of peran; a test, i.e. Attempt, experience.

they were drowned.
κατεπόθησαν (katepothēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2666: To drink down, swallow, devour, destroy, consume. From kata and pino; to drink down, i.e. Gulp entire.


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

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians, an attempt having made, were swallowed up.

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

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

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

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

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

Through faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing over dry land, but the Egyptians, when they tried to do the same, were swallowed up.

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

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