Verse 11
Nehemiah 9:11
Bible in Basic English
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By you the sea was parted before them, so that they went through the sea on dry land; and those who went after them went down into the deep, like a stone into great waters.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ/יָּם֙ בָּקַ֣עְתָּ לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְ/תוֹךְ הַ/יָּ֖ם בַּ/יַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְֽ/אֶת רֹ֨דְפֵי/הֶ֜ם הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ בִ/מְצוֹלֹ֛ת כְּמוֹ אֶ֖בֶן בְּ/מַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים
English Translation
And you split the sea before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground, and you threw their pursuers into the depths like a stone in mighty waters.
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