Exodus 14 · Verse 30

Exodus 14:30

Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
Exodus 14:30, King James Version

Exodus 14:30 in other translations

BSBThat day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
WEBThus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
ASVThus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.
YLTand Jehovah saveth Israel in that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel seeth the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore,
DARBYThus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore.
BBESo that day the Lord gave Israel salvation from the hands of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the sea's edge.
WebsterThus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.

What does Exodus 14:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore, &c.--The tide threw them up and left multitudes of corpses on the beach; a result that brought greater infamy on the Egyptians, but that tended, on the other hand, to enhance the triumph of the Israelites, and doubtless enriched them with arms, which they had not before. The locality of this famous passage has not yet been, and probably never will be, satisfactorily fixed. Some place it in the immediate neighborhood of Suez; where, they say, the part of the sea is most likely to be affected by "a strong east wind" [Ex 14:21]; where the road from the defile of Migdol (now Muktala) leads directly to this point; and where the sea, not above two miles broad, could be crossed in a short time. The vast majority, however, who have examined the spot, reject this opinion, and fix the passage, as does local tradition, about ten or twelve miles further down the shore at Wady Tawarik. "The time of the miracle was the whole night, at the season of the year, too, when the night would be about its average length. The sea at that point extends from six and a half to eight miles in breadth. There was thus ample time for the passage of the Israelites from any part of the valley, especially considering their excitement and animation by the gracious and wonderful interposition of Providence in their behalf" [Wilson].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore - By the extraordinary agitation of the waters, no doubt multitudes of the dead Egyptians were cast on the shore, and by their spoils the Israelites were probably furnished with considerable riches, and especially clothing and arms; which latter were essentially necessary to them in their wars with the Amalekites, Basanites, and Amorites, etc., on their way to the promised land. If they did not get their arms in this way, we know not how they got them, as there is not the slightest reason to believe that they brought any with them out of Egypt.

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 14:30 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.

וַיּ֨וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'and he deliveredH3467
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֛וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and it sawH7200
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מֵ֖תmetdeadH4191
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] shore ofH8193
הַיָּֽם\׃hai.Yamthe seaH3220

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Cross references for Exodus 14:30

  • Psalms 106:10

    And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

  • Psalms 106:8

    Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Jude 1:5

    I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

  • Psalms 92:9-11

    For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

  • Psalms 59:10

    The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

  • 1 Samuel 14:23

    So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth–aven.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 91:8

    Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:22

    Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

  • Isaiah 63:9

    In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

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the Lord.
13; 1Sa 14:23; 2Ch 32:22; Ps 106:8,10; Isa 63:9; Jude 1:5
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Ps 58:10; 59:10; 91:8; 92:9-11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 14:30

    Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

  • Exodus 14:31

    And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

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Exodus 14:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así salvó Jehová aquel día á Israel de mano de los Egipcios; é Israel vió á los Egipcios muertos á la orilla de la mar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel délivra en ce jour-là Israël de la main des Égyptiens, et Israël vit les Égyptiens morts sur le rivage de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So rettete Jehova Israel an selbigem Tage aus der Hand der Ägypter, und Israel sah die Ägypter tot am Ufer des Meeres.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Ægyptiorum.