Exodus 14:9

But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Egyptians	מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim	H4714	Mitsrajim
pursued	וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ vai.yir.de.Fu	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
after	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם 'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
horses	סוּס֙ sus	H5483	a horse (as leaping) · noun, common masculine singular construct
chariots	רֶ֣כֶב Re.khev	H7393	a vehicle · noun, common masculine singular construct
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
horsemen	וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו u.fa.ra.Shav	H6571	a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
army	וְחֵיל֑וֹ ve.chei.Lo	H2428	probably a force · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
overtook	וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ vai.ya.Si.gu	H5381	to reach (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
encamping	חֹנִ֣ים cho.Nim	H2583	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
sea	הַיָּ֔ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Pi-hahiroth	פִּי֙ pi	H6367	Pi-ha-Chiroth · proper noun, a place name
before	לִפְנֵ֖י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Baal-zephon	בַּ֥עַל Ba.'al	H1189	Baal-Tsephon · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand…
Joshua 24:6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen u…
Exodus 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: befor…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 14:1-9

We have here, I. Instructions given to Moses concerning Israel's motions and encampments, which were so very surprising that if Moses had not express orders about them before they would scarcely have been persuaded to follow the pillar of cloud and fire. That therefore there might be no scruple nor dissatisfaction about it, Moses is told before, 1. Whither they must go, Exo 14:1, Exo 14:2. They had got to the edge of the wilderness (Exo 13:20), and a stage or two more would have brought them to Horeb, the place appointed for their serving God; but, instead of going forward, they are ordered to turn short off, on the right hand from Canaan, and to march towards the Red Sea. Where they were, a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 14:6

he made ready his chariot--His preparations for an immediate and hot pursuit are here described: A difference is made between "the chosen chariots" and "the chariots of Egypt." The first evidently composed the king's guard, amounting to six hundred, and they are called "chosen," literally, "third men"; three men being allotted to each chariot, the charioteer and two warriors. As to "the chariots of Egypt," the common cars contained only two persons, one for driving and the other for fighting; sometimes only one person was in the chariot, the driver lashed the reins round his body and fought; infantry being totally unsuitable for a rapid pursuit, and the Egyptians having had no cavalry, the w…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 14:7

Six hundred chosen chariots, etc. - According to the most authentic accounts we have of war-chariots, they were frequently drawn by two or by four horses, and carried three persons: one was charioteer, whose business it was to guide the horses, but he seldom fought; the second chiefly defended the charioteer; and the third alone was properly the combatant. It appears that in this case Pharaoh had collected all the cavalry of Egypt; (see Exo 14:17); and though these might not have been very numerous, yet, humanly speaking, they might easily overcome the unarmed and encumbered Israelites, who could not be supposed to be able to make any resistance against cavalry and war-chariots.

Dictionary and topics

Horseman — Heb. ba’al parash, “master of a horse.” The “horsemen” mentioned Ex. 14:9 were “mounted men”, i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We find…
Pi-hahiroth — Place where the reeds grow (LXX. and Copt. read “farmstead”), the name of a place in Egypt where the children of Israel encamped (Ex. 14:2, 9), how long is uncertain. Some have identified it with…
Pihahiroth — a place before or at which the Israelites encamped, at the close of the third march from Rameses (the last place before they crossed the Red Sea), when they went out of Egypt. (Exodus 14:2,9; Numbers…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
Armies · Were composed of: Cavalry — Were composed of: Cavalry
Baal-Zephon · An Egyptian city on the Red Sea — An Egyptian city on the Red Sea
Chariot · For war — For war
Chariots · For war: Used in pursuing enemies — For war: Used in pursuing enemies
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Overtaken by Pharaoh — Overtaken by Pharaoh
Egypt · .Army of — .Army of
Egyptians · Pursue Israelites, and the army of, — Pursue Israelites, and the army of,
Horse · Used by the Egyptians in war

Exodus 14:9

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 14:6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 14:7

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Exodus 14:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 14:6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 14:7

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 14:9

John Calvin on Exodus 14:1-18

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 14:3-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 14:9

Rashi on Exodus 14:8