Exodus 14 · Verse 28

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.
Exodus 14:28, King James Version

Exodus 14:28 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh’s army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them.
ASVAnd the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
YLTand the waters turn back, and cover the chariots and the horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh, who are coming in after them into the sea--there hath not been left of them even one.
DARBYAnd the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the host of Pharaoh that had come into the sea after them; there remained not even one of them.
BBEAnd the waters came back, covering the war-carriages and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh which went after them into the middle of the sea; not one of them was to be seen.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 14:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. there remained not so much as one of them--It is surprising that, with such a declaration, some intelligent writers can maintain there is no evidence of the destruction of Pharaoh himself (Psa 106:11).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 There remained not so much as one of them - Josephus says that the army of Pharaoh consisted of fifty thousand horse, and two hundred thousand foot, of whom not one remained to carry tidings of this most extraordinary catastrophe.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 14:28 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725
הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325
וַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.Suand they coveredH3680
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevthe chariot[s]H7393
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.Shimthe horsemenH6571
לְכֹל֙le.Kholto allH3605
חֵ֣ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
הַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'Imwhich had goneH935
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
בַּיָּ֑םbai.Yamin the seaH3220
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
נִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'Arit remainedH7604
בָּהֶ֖םba.Hemamong them
עַד\־'ad-up toH5704
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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Cross references for Exodus 14:28

  • Psalms 78:53

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

  • 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 he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

  • 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? Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 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.

  • Habakkuk 3:13

    Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

  • Psalms 136:15

    But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Hebrews 11:29

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

  • Exodus 14:13

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:24

    And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

  • 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.

  • 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;

  • Exodus 15:10

    Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the waters.
15:10; De 11:4; Ne 9:11; Ps 78:53; Hab 3:8-10,13; Heb 11:29
remained.
13; 2Ch 20:24; Ps 106:9-11; 136:15

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 14:29

    But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

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Exodus 14:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y volvieron las aguas, y cubrieron los carros y la caballería, y todo el ejército de Faraón que había entrado tras ellos en la mar; no quedó de ellos ni uno.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les eaux retournèrent et couvrirent les chars et les cavaliers de toute l’armée du Pharaon qui était entrée après eux dans la mer; il n’en resta pas même un seul.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Wasser kehrten zurück und bedeckten die Wagen und die Reiter der ganzen Heeresmacht des Pharao, die hinter ihnen her ins Meer gekommen waren; es blieb auch nicht einer von ihnen übrig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Reversæque sunt aquæ, et operuerunt currus et equites cuncti exercitus Pharaonis, qui sequentes ingressi fuerant mare: nec unus quidem superfuit ex eis.