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Exodus 15:19

Exodus 15:19 is verse 19 of Exodus chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

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King James Version

For 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.

World English Bible

For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Yahweh brought back the waters of the sea on them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the middle of the sea.

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Exodus 15:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible

17 You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance— the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

18 The LORD will reign forever and ever!”

19 For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

21 And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”

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Hebrew words

כִּ֣יfor בָא֩it came ס֨וּס[the] horse[s] of פַּרְעֹ֜הPharaoh בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹwith chariot[s] his וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙and with horsemen his בַּיָּ֔םin the sea וַיָּ֧שֶׁבand he brought back יְהוָ֛הYahweh עֲלֵהֶ֖םover them אֶת<obj.>מֵ֣י[the] waters of הַיָּ֑םthe sea וּבְנֵ֧יand [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael הָלְכ֥וּthey walked בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הon the dry ground בְּת֥וֹךְin [the] middle of הַיָּֽםthe sea

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 14:23
And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.

Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Exodus 14:28
The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

Exodus 14:29
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

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.

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