Exodus 14 · Verse 27

Exodus 14:27

And 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.
Exodus 14:27, King James Version

Exodus 14:27 in other translations

BSBSo Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.
WEBMoses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. The LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.
ASVAnd Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
YLTAnd Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and the sea turneth back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and Jehovah shaketh off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,
DARBYAnd Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength toward the morning; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overturned the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
BBEAnd when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, at dawn the sea came flowing back, meeting the Egyptians in their flight, and the Lord sent destruction on the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.
WebsterAnd Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

What does Exodus 14:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, &c.--What circumstances could more clearly demonstrate the miraculous character of this transaction than that at the waving of Moses' rod, the dividing waters left the channel dry, and on his making the same motion on the opposite side, they returned, commingling with instantaneous fury? Is such the character of any ebb tide?

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 14:27 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.

וַיֵּט֩vai.Yetand he stretched outH5186
מֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָד֜וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
עַל\־'al-overH5921
הַיָּ֗םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
וַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand it returnedH7725
הַיָּ֜םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
לִפְנ֥וֹתlif.Notto [the] turning ofH6437
בֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kermorningH1242
לְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹle.'Ei.ta.Noto normal [state] itsH386
וּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimand EgyptH4714
נָסִ֣יםna.Sim[were] fleeingH5127
לִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.Toto meet itH7122
וַיְנַעֵ֧רvay.na.'Erand he shook offH5287
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] middle ofH8432
הַיָּֽם\׃hai.Yamthe seaH3220

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Cross references for Exodus 14:27

  • Joshua 4:18

    And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

  • Psalms 78:53

    And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

  • Deuteronomy 11:4

    And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day;

  • Hebrews 11:29

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

  • 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. The 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. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. …

  • Judges 5:20-21

    They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

  • Exodus 14:21-22

    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. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and the sea.
21,22; 15:1-21; Jos 4:18
Lord.
Jud 5:20,21
overthrew. Heb. shook off.

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Context

  • Exodus 14:26

    And 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.

  • Exodus 14:27

    And 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.

  • Exodus 14:28

    And 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.

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Exodus 14:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Moisés extendió su mano sobre la mar, y la mar se volvió en su fuerza cuando amanecía; y los Egipcios iban hacia ella: y Jehová derribó á los Egipcios en medio de la mar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse étendit sa main sur la mer: et, vers le matin, la mer reprit sa force; et les Égyptiens s’enfuirent à sa rencontre; et l’ Éternel précipita les Égyptiens au milieu de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da streckte Mose seine Hand aus über das Meer, und das Meer kehrte beim Anbruch des Morgens zu seiner Strömung zurück; und die Ägypter flohen ihm entgegen; und Jehova stürzte die Ägypter mitten ins Meer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare, reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum: fugientibusque Ægyptiis occurrerunt aquæ, et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus.