King James Version
Psalms 78:13 in the King James Version says “He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.”
Psalms 78:13 · KJV
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the sea”
H3220a 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
“and caused them to pass through”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
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