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Hebrews 11:29

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though [they were passing] through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians essaying to do were drowned.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— By faith, they passed through the Red Sea, as over dry land,—which the Egyptians, seizing an attempt to do, were swallowed up.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— By faith they passed through the Red Sea, as by dry land: which the Egyptians attempting, were swallowed up.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— By faith they passed through the red sea as by drie land, which when the Egyptians had assayed to doe, they were swallowed vp.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— By faith they passed through the red sea, as by drie land: which the Egyptians assaying to do, were drowned.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land; but in it the Egyptians were drowned when they made the attempt.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— By faith they traversed the sea of Sooph, as those who (march) upon dry land; but the Metsroyee were swallowed up in it, when they had dared to enter it.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— By faith, they passed the Red Sea, as on dry land; and in it the Egyptians were swallowed up, when they dared to enter it.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
By faith 4102
{4102} Prime
πίστις
pistis
{pis'-tis}
From G3982; persuasion, that is, 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.
they passed through 1224
{1224} Prime
διαβαίνω
diabaino
{dee-ab-ah'-ee-no}
From G1223 and the base of G0939; to cross.
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Red 2063
{2063} Prime
ἐρυθρός
eruthros
{er-oo-thros'}
Of uncertain affinity; red, that is, (with G2281) the red Sea.
sea 2281
{2281} Prime
θάλασσα
thalassa
{thal'-as-sah}
Probably prolonged from G0251; the sea (generally or specifically).
as 5613
{5613} Prime
ὡς
hos
{hoce}
Probably adverb of comparative from G3739; which how, that is, in that manner (very variously used as shown).
by 1223
{1223} Prime
διά
dia
{dee-ah'}
A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import.
dry 3584
{3584} Prime
ξηρός
xeros
{xay-ros'}
From the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching); arid; by implication shrunken, earth (as opposed to water).
[land]: which 3739
{3739} Prime
ὅς
hos
{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Egyptians 124
{0124} Prime
Αἰγύπτιος
Aiguptios
{ahee-goop'-tee-os}
From G0125; an Egyptian or inhabitant of AEgyptus.
assaying y3984
[3984] Standard
πεῖρα
peira
{pi'-rah}
From the base of G4008 (through the idea of piercing); a test, that is, attempt, experience.
to do 2983
{2983} Prime
λαμβάνω
lambano
{lam-ban'-o}
A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively [probably objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while G0138 is more violent, to seize or remove]).
z5631
<5631> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 889
x3984
(3984) Complement
πεῖρα
peira
{pi'-rah}
From the base of G4008 (through the idea of piercing); a test, that is, attempt, experience.
were drowned. 2666
{2666} Prime
καταπίνω
katapino
{kat-ap-ee'-no}
From G2596 and G4095; to drink down, that is, gulp entire (literally or figuratively).
z5681
<5681> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 602
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Hebrews 11:29

_ _ they — Moses and Israel.

_ _ Red Sea — called so from its red seaweed, or rather from Edom (meaning “red”), whose country adjoined it.

_ _ which ... assaying to doGreek, “of which (Red Sea) the Egyptians having made experiment.” Rashness and presumption mistaken by many for faith; with similar rash presumption many rush into eternity. The same thing when done by the believer, and when done by the unbeliever, is not the same thing [Bengel]. What was faith in Israel, was presumption in the Egyptians.

_ _ were drownedGreek, “were swallowed up,” or “engulfed.” They sank in the sands as much as in the waves of the Red Sea. Compare Exodus 15:12, “the earth swallowed them.”

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Hebrews 11:4-31.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hebrews 11:29

They — Moses, Aaron, and the Israelites. Passed the Red Sea — It washed the borders of Edom, which signifies red. Thus far the examples are cited from Genesis and Exodus; those that follow are from the former and the latter Prophets.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Hebrews 11:29

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

(12) The Red Sea.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Exodus 14:13-31 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. ... And 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.
Exodus 15:1-21 Then 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. ... And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Joshua 2:10 For 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.
Nehemiah 9:11 And 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.
Psalms 66:6 He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
Psalms 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psalms 106:9-11 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. ... And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
Psalms 114:1-5 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; ... What [ailed] thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, [that] thou wast driven back?
Psalms 136:13-15 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: ... But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Isaiah 11:15-16 And 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. ... And 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.
Isaiah 51:9-10 Awake, 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? ... [Art] 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?
Isaiah 63:11-16 Then 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? ... Doubtless 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.
Habakkuk 3:8-10 Was 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? ... The 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.
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Ex 14:13; 15:1. Jsh 2:10. Ne 9:11. Ps 66:6; 78:13; 106:9; 114:1; 136:13. Is 11:15; 51:9; 63:11. Hab 3:8.

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