Hebrews 11:29

29By faithΠίστειthey passed throughδιέβησανtheτὴνRedἘρυθρὰνSeaΘάλασσανasὡςthroughδιὰdryξηρᾶςlandγῆς,whichἧςan attemptπεῖρανhaving madeλαβόντεςtheοἱEgyptiansΑἰγύπτιοιwere swallowed upκατεπόθησαν.

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians, having made an attempt, were swallowed up.

Vocab difficulty

97.7

Rare words

  • διέβησαν

    διαβαίνω

    I cross, pass through, step across.

  • Ἐρυθρὰν

    ἐρυθρός

    red.

  • πεῖραν

    πεῖρα

    a trial, experiment, attempt.