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Exodus 14:16

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But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.

But lift thou up {H7311} thy rod {H4294}, and stretch out {H5186} thine hand {H3027} over the sea {H3220}, and divide {H1234} it: and the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} shall go {H935} on dry {H3004} ground through the midst {H8432} of the sea {H3220}.

Lift your staff, reach out with your hand over the sea, and divide it in two. The people of Isra'el will advance into the sea on dry ground.

And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 7:19 (5 votes)

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.

  • Exodus 4:17 (4 votes)

    And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

  • Exodus 4:2 (4 votes)

    And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Exodus 14:26 (4 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

  • Exodus 4:20 (4 votes)

    And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

  • Isaiah 10:26 (3 votes)

    And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and [as] his rod [was] upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

  • Exodus 7:9 (3 votes)

    When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.