That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- KJV Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
- NKJV So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- NASB So the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- NLT That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore.
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That day Yahweh saved Israel from Egypt, and they saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
Overview
The exodus reaches its climax in the declaration that Yahweh 'saved Israel.' The visible evidence on the shore confirms that the long bondage and threat are ended. This deliverance becomes the paradigm of salvation throughout Scripture, pointing to the greater rescue accomplished in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ps 106:10He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- Ps 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
- Jude 1:5Although 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.
- Ps 92:9–11For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
- Ps 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- 1 Sam 14:23So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
- Ps 59:10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Exod 14:13But 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.
- Ps 91:8You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
- Isa 63:9In 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.
- 2 Chr 32:22So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all the others, and He gave them rest on every side.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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