King James Version
Exodus 14:7 in the King James Version says “And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.”
Exodus 14:7 · KJV
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
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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“six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“and all the chariots”
H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all the chariots”
H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone
“and captains”
H7991a triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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