Exo 14:27 | NET2full | STEP | So Moses extended his hand toward the sea , and the sea returned to its normal state when the sun began to rise . Now the Egyptians were fleeing before it, but the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea .

‏ Exodus 14:27

27 So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew term לְאֵיתָנוֹ (leʾetano) means “to its place,” or better, “to its perennial state.” The point is that the sea here had a normal level, and now when the Egyptians were in the sea on the dry ground the water would return to that level.} when the sun began to rise. ^{▼▼tn Heb “at the turning of the morning”; NASB, NIV, TEV, CEV “at daybreak.”} Now the Egyptians were fleeing ^{▼▼tn The clause begins with the disjunctive vav (ו) on the noun, signaling either a circumstantial clause or a new beginning. It could be rendered, “Although the Egyptians…Yahweh…” or “as the Egyptians….”} before it, but the Lord overthrew ^{▼▼tn The verb means “shake out” or “shaking off.” It has the significance of “throw downward.” See Neh 5:13 or Job 38:13.} the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.