King James Version
Exodus 15:5 in the King James Version says “The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.”
Exodus 15:5 · KJV
The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The depths”
H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
“have covered”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
“them they sank”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
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