Exodus 14 · Verse 23

Exodus 14:23

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.
Exodus 14:23, King James Version

Exodus 14:23 in other translations

BSBAnd the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
WEBThe Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the middle of the sea: all of Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
ASVAnd the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
YLTAnd the Egyptians pursue, and go in after them (all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen) unto the midst of the sea,
DARBYAnd the Egyptians pursued and came after them — all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
BBEThen the Egyptians went after them into the middle of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses and his war-carriages and his horsemen.
WebsterAnd the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

What does Exodus 14:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea--From the darkness caused by the intercepting cloud, it is probable that they were not aware on what ground they were driving: they heard the sound of the fugitives before them, and they pushed on with the fury of the avengers of blood, without dreaming that they were on the bared bed of the sea.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 14:21-31

The dividing the Red sea was the terror of the Canaanites, Jos 2:9; the praise and triumph of the Israelites, Psa 114:3; 106:9; 136:13. It was a type of baptism, 1Co 10:1, 2. Israel's passage through it was typical of the conversion of souls, Is 11:15; and the Egyptians being drowned in it was typical of the final ruin of all unrepenting sinners. God showed his almighty power, by opening a passage through the…

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Exodus 14:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.Fuand they pursuedH7291
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4713
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
כֹּ֚לkoleveryH3605
ס֣וּסsus<the> horse ofH5483
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
רִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.Bochariotry hisH7393
וּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.Shavand horsemen hisH6571
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
תּ֖וֹךְTokh[the] middle ofH8432
הַיָּֽם\׃hai.Yamthe seaH3220

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Cross references for Exodus 14:23

  • Exodus 14:17

    And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

  • Exodus 15:19

    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.

  • 1 Kings 22:20

    And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

  • Exodus 15:9

    The 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.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

    This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

  • Isaiah 14:24-27

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

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17; 15:9,19; 1Ki 22:20; Ec 9:3; Isa 14:24-27

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Context

  • Exodus 14:22

    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.

  • Exodus 14:23

    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.

  • Exodus 14:24

    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,

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Exodus 14:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y siguiéndolos los Egipcios, entraron tras ellos hasta el medio de la mar, toda la caballería de Faraón, sus carros, y su gente de á caballo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les Égyptiens les poursuivirent, et entrèrent après eux, tous les chevaux du Pharaon, ses chars et ses cavaliers, au milieu de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Ägypter jagten ihnen nach und kamen hinter ihnen her, alle Rosse des Pharao, seine Wagen und seine Reiter, mitten ins Meer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Persequentesque Ægyptii ingressi sunt post eos, et omnis equitatus Pharaonis, currus ejus et equites per medium maris.