KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Exodus 14:23 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Egyptians” | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egyptians |
| “pursued,” | וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ | To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) | pursued |
| “and went in” | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | and went in |
| “after” | אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after |
| “them to” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | them to |
| “the midst” | תּ֖וֹךְ | A bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | midst |
| “of the sea,” | הַיָּֽם׃ | A sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south | sea |
| “even” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “all” | כֹּ֚ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “Pharaoh's” | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaohs |
| “horses,” | ס֣וּס | A swallow (from its rapid flight) | horses |
| “his chariots,” | רִכְבּ֖וֹ | A vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone | chariots |
| “and his horsemen.” | וּפָֽרָשָׁ֑יו | A steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ) | horsemen |
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21 And 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.
22 And 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.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And 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,
25 And 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.
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