Hebrews 11:29
Strong's Lexicon
By faith
Πίστει (Pistei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

[the people] passed through
διέβησαν (diebēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1224: To cross, pass through, step across. From dia and the base of basis; to cross.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Red
Ἐρυθρὰν (Erythran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2063: Red. Of uncertain affinity; red, i.e. the Red Sea.

Sea
Θάλασσαν (Thalassan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2281: Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

on
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

dry
ξηρᾶς (xēras)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3584: Dry, withered; noun: dry land. From the base of xestes; arid; by implication, shrunken, earth.

land;
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

[but when] the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Egyptians
Αἰγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 124: Egyptian. From Aiguptos; an Eyyptian or inhabitant of Egyptus.

tried [to follow]
πεῖραν (peiran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3984: A trial, experiment, attempt. From the base of peran; a test, i.e. Attempt, experience.

λαβόντες (labontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

they were drowned.
κατεπόθησαν (katepothēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2666: To drink down, swallow, devour, destroy, consume. From kata and pino; to drink down, i.e. Gulp entire.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Young's Literal Translation
By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.

New American Standard Bible
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though [they were passing] through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

King James Bible
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.

New Living Translation
It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.

English Standard Version
By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.

New American Standard Bible
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

King James Bible
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.

International Standard Version
By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were drowned.

NET Bible
By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

American Standard Version
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.

English Revised Version
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.

Young's Literal Translation
By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;
















Cross References
Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Exodus 14:27
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Hebrews 11:27
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Hebrews 11:26
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

Hebrews 11:31
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:32
And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
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