Verse 29
Hebrews 11:29
World English Bible, British Edition
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By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When
the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
Original Language Text
greek
Πίστει διέβησαν τὴν Ἐρυθρὰν Θάλασσαν ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς ⸀γῆς, ἧς πεῖραν λαβόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κατεπόθησαν.
English Translation
By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as though through dry land, which the Egyptians attempting were drowned.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
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For by this, the elders obtained approval.
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3
By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word
of God (Elohim), so that what i...
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4
By faith Abel offered to God (Elohim) a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
through which he had tes...
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5
By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death,
and he was not found, because God (Elo...
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6
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who
comes to God (Elohim) must bel...
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7
By faith Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with
godly fear, prepared a ship for th...
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8
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the
place which he was to receive for an i...
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9
By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not
his own, dwelling in tents wi...
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10
For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder
and maker is God (Elohim).
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11
By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and
she bore a child when she was past age,...
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12
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable
as the sand which is by t...
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13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but
having seen them and embraced them fr...
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14
For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a
country of their own.
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15
If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went
out, they would have had enoug...
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But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore
God (Elohim) is not ashamed...
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By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who
had gladly received the promises was...
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to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
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concluding that God (Elohim) is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively
speaking, he also...
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20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things
to come.
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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons
of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning on th...
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22
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the
departure of the children of Israel, and...
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23
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months
by his parents, because they saw that...
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24
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the
son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
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choosing rather to share ill treatment with God (Elohim)’s people than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin...
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considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures
of Egypt; for he looked to the...
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27
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured,
as seeing him who is invi...
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28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that
the destroyer of the firstborn s...
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29
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When
the Egyptians tried to do so, they wer...
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been
encircled for seven days.
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By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were
disobedient, having received the spi...
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What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told
of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Davi...
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who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths...
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quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made
strong, grew migh...
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Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance,
th...
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Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds
and imprisonment.
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They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted.
They were slain with the sword. They went...
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of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves,
and the holes of the earth.
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These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive
the promise,
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God (Elohim) having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart
from us they should not...
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