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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 into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
 29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto 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 unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
 14The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
 15And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
 16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine 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 follow them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
 18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
 19And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
 20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
 21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
 22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
 23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
 24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
 25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
 26And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
 27And 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.
 28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
 29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
 30Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
 31And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses. (Ex. 14:13‑31)
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Ex. 15:1‑21• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
 2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
 3The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
 4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
 5The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
 6Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
 7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
 8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and 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 lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
 10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
 11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
 12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
 13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
 14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
 15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
 16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
 17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
 18The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
 19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
 21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; 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 how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. (Josh. 2:10)
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Neh. 9:11• 11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, 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 flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. (Psa. 66:6)
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Psa. 78:13• 13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. (Psa. 78:13)
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Psa. 106:9‑11• 9He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the 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 enemies: 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, and Israel his dominion.
 3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
 4The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
 5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? (Psa. 114:1‑5)
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Psa. 136:13‑15• 13To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
 15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psa. 136:13‑15)
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Isa. 11:15‑16• 15And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
 16And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came 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 the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
 10Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? (Isa. 51:9‑10)
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Isa. 63:11‑16• 11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
 12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
 13That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
 14As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
 15Look down from heaven, 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 mercies toward me? are they restrained?
 16Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. (Isa. 63:11‑16)
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Hab. 3:8‑10• 8Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
 9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
 10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his 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.