Exodus 14:7
What does Exodus 14:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 14:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Exodus 14:7 means
Pharaoh assembled a formidable military force, specifically comprising six hundred chosen chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, each under a captain. This detail highlights the overwhelming military superiority of the Egyptians. The term 'chosen chariots' suggests the elite of his army, indicating a serious and determined effort to overwhelm and recapture the Israelites. This emphasizes the immense physical threat the Israelites faced, underscoring the necessity of a divine intervention to deliver them.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he took six hundred carriages, all the carriages of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he taketh six hundred chosen chariots, even all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over them all;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt: and the captains of the whole army.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Context
This verse elaborates on the military mobilization initiated in verse 6, providing specific details about the size and quality of Pharaoh's army. It intensifies the sense of impending danger, as the Israelites, a newly freed and largely unarmed people, are now confronted by the full might of the world’s most powerful military force, setting up the dramatic contrast with God’s power.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 17:16
And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
- Isaiah 37:24
By thy servants hast thou defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field;
- Psalms 68:17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
- Judges 4:15
And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
- Exodus 14:23
And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
- Judges 4:3
And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
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