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Berean Standard Bible

“The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.”

Exodus 14:28

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After Israel has reached the far shore, Moses stretches out his hand again and the sea returns to its place. The Egyptian pursuers are still in the seabed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

World English Bible (WEB)

The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh’s army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them.

King James Version (KJV)

And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the waters came back, covering the war-carriages and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh which went after them into the middle of the sea; not one of them was to be seen.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y volvieron las aguas, y cubrieron los carros y la caballería, y todo el ejército de Faraón que había entrado tras ellos en la mar; no quedó de ellos ni uno.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El agua cubrió el sendero, y a los caballos y sus jinetes. Y todo el ejército del faraón, que perseguía a Israel a través del mar, pereció.

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