What Does Exodus 14:28 Mean?

“returned”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“And the waters”

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

“and covered”

properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the chariots”

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“and the horsemen”

a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e., (collectively) cavalry

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“and all the host”

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

“of Pharaoh”

paroh, a general title of egyptian kings

“that came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“after”

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

“into the sea”

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“them there remained”

properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant

“not so much as”

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“one”

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first