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Hebrews 11

Heb. 11:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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By faith
pistis (Greek #4102)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Pronounce: pis'-tis
Origin: from 3982
they passeda through
diabaino (Greek #1224)
to cross
KJV usage: come over, pass (through).
Pronounce: dee-ab-ah'-ee-no
Origin: from 1223 and the base of 939
the
thalassa (Greek #2281)
the sea (genitive case or specially)
KJV usage: sea.
Pronounce: thal'-as-sah
Origin: probably prolonged from 251
Red
eruthros (Greek #2063)
red, i.e. (with 2281) the Red Sea
KJV usage: red.
Pronounce: er-oo-thros'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
sea
thalassa (Greek #2281)
the sea (genitive case or specially)
KJV usage: sea.
Pronounce: thal'-as-sah
Origin: probably prolonged from 251
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
by
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
dry
xeros (Greek #3584)
arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)
KJV usage: dry land, withered.
Pronounce: xay-ros'
Origin: from the base of 3582 (through the idea of scorching)
land: which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
the Egyptians
Aiguptios (Greek #124)
an Ægyptian or inhabitant of Ægyptus
KJV usage: Egyptian.
Pronounce: ahee-goop'-tee-os
Origin: from 125
assaying
peira (Greek #3984)
a test, i.e. attempt, experience
KJV usage: assaying, trial.
Pronounce: pi'-rah
Origin: from the base of 4008 (through the idea of piercing)
to do
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
were drowned
katapino (Greek #2666)
to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: devour, drown, swallow (up).
Pronounce: kat-ap-ee'-no
Origin: from 2596 and 4095
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Ex. 14:22,29• 22And the children of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
 29And the children of Israel walked on dry ground through the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. (Ex. 14:22,29)

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Egyptians,
Faith,
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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 14:13‑31• 13And Moses said to the people, Fear not: stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day; for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
 14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
 15And Jehovah said to Moses, Why dost thou cry unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
 16And thou, lift thy staff, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
 17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall pursue after them; and I will glorify myself in Pharaoh and in all his host, in his chariots and in his horsemen.
 18And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have glorified myself in Pharaoh, in his chariots and in his horsemen.
 19And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before them, and stood behind them.
 20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and was a cloud and darkness, and lit up the night; and the one did not come near the other all the night.
 21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
 22And the children of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
 23And the Egyptians pursued and came after them--all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
 24And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked upon the camp of the Egyptians, in the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and embarrassed the camp of the Egyptians.
 25And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians!
 26And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may return upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and upon their horsemen.
 27And 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.
 28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the host of Pharaoh that had come into the sea after them; there remained not even one of them.
 29And the children of Israel walked on dry ground through the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
 30Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore.
 31And Israel saw the great power with which Jehovah had wrought against the Egyptians; and the people feared Jehovah, and believed in Jehovah, and in Moses his bondman. (Ex. 14:13‑31)
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Ex. 15:1‑21• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
 2My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation: This is my *God, and I will glorify him; My father's God, and I will extol him.
 3Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.
 4Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
 5The depths covered them; they sank to the bottom as a stone.
 6Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
 7And by the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown thine adversaries: Thou sentest forth thy burning wrath, it consumed them as stubble.
 8And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
 9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
 10Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
 11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
 12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
 13Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness.
 14The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
 15Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
 16Fear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
 17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared.
 18Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever!
 19For the horse of Pharaoh, with his chariots and with his horsemen, came into the sea, and Jehovah brought again the waters of the sea upon them; and the children of Israel went on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
 21And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1‑21)
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Josh. 2:10• 10For we have heard that Jehovah dried up the waters of the Red sea before you when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. (Josh. 2:10)
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Neh. 9:11• 11And thou didst divide the sea before them, and they went through the midst of the sea on dry ground; and their pursuers thou threwest into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters. (Neh. 9:11)
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Psa. 66:6• 6He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him. (Psa. 66:6)
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Psa. 78:13• 13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and made the waters to stand as a heap; (Psa. 78:13)
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Psa. 106:9‑11• 9And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; and he led them through the deeps as through a wilderness.
 10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
 11And the waters covered their oppressors: there was not one of them left. (Psa. 106:9‑11)
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Psa. 114:1‑5• 1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
 2Judah was his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
 3The sea saw it and fled, the Jordan turned back;
 4The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
 5What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back? (Psa. 114:1‑5)
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Psa. 136:13‑15• 13To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 15And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; (Psa. 136:13‑15)
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Isa. 11:15‑16• 15And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind will he shake his hand over the river, and will smite it into seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
 16And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people which will be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day when he went up out of the land of Egypt. (Isa. 11:15‑16)
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Isa. 51:9‑10• 9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, as in the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, and pierced the monster?
 10Is it not thou that dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? (Isa. 51:9‑10)
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Isa. 63:11‑16• 11But he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him,
 12his glorious arm leading them by the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name,
 13--who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, and they stumbled not?
 14As cattle go down into the valley, the Spirit of Jehovah gave them rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
 15Look down from the heavens, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory! Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me?
 16For thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer, from everlasting, is thy name. (Isa. 63:11‑16)
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Hab. 3:8‑10• 8Was Jehovah wrathful with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers? Was thy rage against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Thy chariots of salvation?
 9Thy bow was made naked, The rods of discipline sworn according to thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
 10The mountains saw thee, they were in travail: Torrents of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, Lifted up its hands on high. (Hab. 3:8‑10)
• Such is the force of the Red Sea typically: not God staid and kept outside by the Lamb's blood, but now, with that basis laid, His power on our behalf in Christ dead and risen. (“Hebrews 11:27-29” by W. Kelly)
• Many souls stop short at the Passover and lose consequently the assurance of God for them. (“Hebrews 11:27-29” by W. Kelly)
• We do not hear of a single Egyptian sprinkling his doorpost with a lamb's blood. People would like to be saved, without confessing their sins or God's judgment of them in the cross of Christ, which is the sole righteous ground of their remission. (“Hebrews 11:27-29” by W. Kelly)
• In the Passover God was a Judge, in the Red Sea a Savior. (“Hebrews 11:30-31” by W. Kelly)
• {v.29-40} Finally, there is the energy in general, of which faith is the source, and the sufferings that characterize the walk of faith. (“Hebrews 11” by J.N. Darby)
• There, where the judgment of God is, even there is the deliverance….Death and judgment shield us from the enemy. They are our security. (“Hebrews 11” by J.N. Darby)
• At the Red Sea it was not merely deliverance from judgment hanging over them; God was for the people, active in love and in power for them. (“Hebrews 11” by J.N. Darby)
• The Egyptians assaying to pass through the Red Sea were drowned. For nature to face death without faith is certain destruction. (“Faith Overcoming the Present World: Hebrews 11:23-40” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as through dry land, of which the Egyptians made trial and were swallowed up.