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Exodus 14:31

NETBible	When Israel saw¹ the great power² that the Lord had exercised³ over the Egyptians, they⁴ feared the Lord, and they believed in⁵ the Lord and in his servant Moses.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Exo 14:31	And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 14:31	When Israel saw the great power which the LORD had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD and in His servant Moses.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 14:31	When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had displayed against the Egyptians, they feared the LORD and put their faith in him and his servant Moses.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 14:31	and realized the tremendous power that GOD brought against the Egyptians. The people were in reverent awe before GOD and trusted in GOD and his servant Moses.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 14:31	And Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done against the Egyptians, and the fear of the Lord came on the people and they had faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 14:31	Israel saw the great work that the LORD did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the LORD and believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 14:31	Thus Israel saw the great work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD and His servant Moses.
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KJV	And Israel <03478> saw <07200> (8799) that great <01419> work <03027> which the LORD <03068> did <06213> (8804) upon the Egyptians <04714>_: and the people <05971> feared <03372> (8799) the LORD <03068>_, and believed <0539> (8686) the LORD <03068>_, and his servant <05650> Moses <04872>_. {work: Heb. hand}
NASB © biblegateway Exo 14:31	When Israel <03478> saw <07200> the great <01419> power <03027> which <0834> the LORD <03068> had used <06213> against the Egyptians <04714> , the people <05971> feared <03372> the LORD <03068> , and they believed <0539> in the LORD <03068> and in His servant <05650> Moses <04872> .
LXXM	eiden <3708> V-AAI-3S de <1161> PRT israhl <2474> N-PRI thn <3588> T-ASF ceira <5495> N-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF megalhn <3173> A-ASF a <3739> R-APN epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM toiv <3588> T-DPM aiguptioiv <124> N-DPM efobhyh <5399> V-API-3S de <1161> PRT o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ episteusan <4100> V-AAI-3P tw <3588> T-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ mwush {N-DSM} tw <3588> T-DSM yeraponti <2324> N-DSM autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	When Israel <03478> saw <07200> the great <01419> power <03027> that <0834> the Lord <03068> had exercised <06213> over the Egyptians <04713> , they <05971> feared <03372> the Lord <03068> , and they believed <0539> in the Lord <03068> and in his servant <05650> Moses <04872> .
HEBREW	P wdbe <05650> hsmbw <04872> hwhyb <03068> wnymayw <0539> hwhy <03068> ta <0853> Meh <05971> waryyw <03372> Myrumb <04713> hwhy <03068> hve <06213> rsa <0834> hldgh <01419> dyh <03027> ta <0853> larvy <03478> aryw (14:31) <07200>

NETBible

When Israel saw¹ the great power² that the Lord had exercised³ over the Egyptians, they⁴ feared the Lord, and they believed in⁵ the Lord and in his servant Moses.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn The preterite with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces a clause that is subordinate to the main points that the verse is making.

²tn Heb “the great hand,” with “hand” being a metonymy for work or power. The word play using “hand” contrasts the Lord’s hand/power at work on behalf of the Israelites with the hand/power of Egypt that would have killed them.

³tn Heb “did, made.”

⁴tn Heb “and the people feared.”

⁵tn The verb is the Hiphil preterite of אָמַן (’aman).

⁵sn S. R. Driver says that the belief intended here is not simply a crediting of a testimony concerning a person or a thing, but a laying firm hold morally on a person or a thing (Exodus, 122). Others take the Hiphil sense to be declarative, and that would indicate a considering of the object of faith trustworthy or dependable, and therefore to be acted on. In this passage it does not mean that here they came to faith, but that they became convinced that he would save them in the future.

⁶sn Here the title of “servant” is given to Moses. This is the highest title a mortal can have in the OT – the “servant of Yahweh.” It signifies more than a believer; it describes the individual as acting on behalf of God. For example, when Moses stretched out his hand, God used it as his own (Isa 63:12). Moses was God’s personal representative. The chapter records both a message of salvation and of judgment. Like the earlier account of deliverance at the Passover, this chapter can be a lesson on deliverance from present troubles – if God could do this for Israel, there is no trouble too great for him to overcome. The passage can also be understood as a picture (at least) of the deliverance at the final judgment on the world. But the Israelites used this account for a paradigm of the power of God: namely, God is able to deliver his people from danger because he is the sovereign Lord of creation. His people must learn to trust him, even in desperate situations; they must fear him and not the situation. God can bring any threat to an end by bringing his power to bear in judgment on the wicked.