Exodus 14:30

Modern

That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.

Traditional

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

Literal

And YHWH saved Israel on that day out of the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the edge of the sea.

Latin

…liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Ægyptiorum.

Hebrew

English

That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.

The escape through the Red Sea was the climactic moment of rescue. It was the highest point of God’s saving work in the exodus from Egypt.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 106:10
He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Psalm 106:8
Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
Psalm 92:9–11
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
Psalm 58:10
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Jude 1:5
Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
1 Samuel 14:23
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
Psalm 59:10
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
Exodus 14:13
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
Psalm 91:8
You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
2 Chronicles 32:22
So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus