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Good News Translation

Exodus 14:7

He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred finest, commanded by their officers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Chariot;   Egypt;   Egyptians;   Impenitence;   Israel;   Readings, Select;   Thompson Chain Reference - Chariots;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Egypt;   Sciences;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Captain;   Chariot;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Red Sea;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Migdol;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;   Ouches;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Chariot,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;   Chariots of War;   Red Sea;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Pi-Hahiroth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Antigonus (Antoninus);   Captain;   Moses;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 20;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Mitzrayim, and captains over all of them.
King James Version
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Lexham English Bible
And he took six hundred select chariots and all the chariots of Egypt and officers over all of them.
New Century Version
He took six hundred of his best chariots, together with all the other chariots of Egypt, each with an officer in it.
New English Translation
He took six hundred select chariots, and all the rest of the chariots of Egypt, and officers on all of them.
Amplified Bible
and he took six hundred chosen war-chariots, and all the other war-chariots of Egypt with fighting charioteers over all of them.
New American Standard Bible
and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And tooke sixe hundreth chosen charets, and all the charets of Egypt, and captaines ouer euery one of them.
Legacy Standard Bible
and he took six hundred choice chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
Contemporary English Version
He commanded his officers in charge of his six hundred best chariots and all his other chariots to start after the Israelites.
Complete Jewish Bible
he took 600 first-quality chariots, as well as all the other chariots in Egypt, along with their commanders.
Darby Translation
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Easy-to-Read Version
He took 600 of his best men and all of his chariots. There was an officer in each chariot.
English Standard Version
and took six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
George Lamsa Translation
And he took six hundred chosen chariots and all chariots of the Egyptians and warriors over every one of them.
Christian Standard Bible®
he took six hundred of the best chariots and all the rest of the chariots of Egypt, with officers in each one.
Literal Translation
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and officers over all of them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and toke sixe hudreth chosen charettes, and the other charettes besyde that were in Egipte, and the captaynes ouer all his:
American Standard Version
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
Bible in Basic English
And he took six hundred carriages, all the carriages of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And toke sixe hundred chosen charets, and all the charets of Egypt, and capitaynes vpon euery one of them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
King James Version (1611)
And hee tooke sixe hundred chosen charets, and all the charets of Egypt, and captaines ouer euery one of them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
having also taken six hundred chosen chariots, and all the cavalry of the Egyptians, and rulers over all.
English Revised Version
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
Berean Standard Bible
He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he took sixe hundrid chosyn charis, and what euer thing of charis was in Egipt, and duykis of al the oost.
Young's Literal Translation
and he taketh six hundred chosen chariots, even all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over them all;
Update Bible Version
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
World English Bible
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
New King James Version
Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them.
New Living Translation
He took with him 600 of Egypt's best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander.
New Life Bible
He took 600 of the best war-wagons, and all the other war-wagons of Egypt in the care of leaders.
New Revised Standard
he took six hundred picked chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, - with warriors in every one.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt: and the captains of the whole army.
Revised Standard Version
and took six hundred picked chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.

Contextual Overview

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the Red Sea, near Baal Zephon. 3 The king will think that the Israelites are wandering around in the country and are closed in by the desert. 4 I will make him stubborn, and he will pursue you, and my victory over the king and his army will bring me honor. Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord ." The Israelites did as they were told. 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, he and his officials changed their minds and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we have lost them as our slaves!" 6 The king got his war chariot and his army ready. 7 He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred finest, commanded by their officers. 8 The Lord made the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who were leaving triumphantly. 9 The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers, pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea near Pi Hahiroth and Baal Zephon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:4, Joshua 17:16-18, Judges 4:3, Judges 4:15, Psalms 20:7, Psalms 68:17, Isaiah 37:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:9 - chariots Judges 1:19 - chariots 2 Samuel 23:13 - three 1 Kings 20:1 - and horses

Cross-References

Genesis 14:1
Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
Genesis 14:8
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought
Genesis 14:12
Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
Genesis 14:16
and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.
Genesis 16:14
That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Genesis 36:16
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
Numbers 13:26
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Numbers 14:43
When you face the Amalekites and the Canaanites, you will die in battle; the Lord will not be with you, because you have refused to follow him."
Numbers 14:45
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he took six hundred chosen chariots,.... The chief and best he had, war chariots, chariots of iron; perhaps such as had iron scythes to them, to cut down men as they drove along; these were taken partly for quickness of dispatch, that they might be able the sooner to overtake the Israelites, who had got several days' marches before them; and partly for their strength and the annoyance of their enemies with them:

and all the chariots of Egypt: as many as could in so short a time be got together: for the words are not to be taken in the utmost latitude, but to signify a great number, and all that could be conveniently come at: the Greek version is, "all the horse", the cavalry, which better distinguishes them from the former:

and captains over everyone of them: over everyone of the chariots, so that they must each of them have many in them, to have captains over them: and perhaps the infantry, or foot soldiers, for, quickness of expedition, were put into them; for, besides these, there were horsemen: Josephus p makes the whole number of his army to be 50,000 horse, and 200,000 foot, and the same number is given by a Jewish chronologer q: but Patricides, an Arabic writer, says r it consisted of 600,000, and Ezekiel s, the tragic poet, has made it amount to a million of horse and foot: should it be asked where horses could be had to draw the chariots, and horses for the horsemen after mentioned, when all were destroyed by the hail, Exodus 9:25 it may be replied, that only those in the field were killed, not such as were in stables, where chariot horses and horses for war may be supposed to be: besides, as the Targum of Jonathan intimates, these might belong to these servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord, and took their cattle home, Exodus 9:20.

p Antiqu. l. 2. c. 15. sect. 3. q Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 77. 4. r Apud Hottinger. Smegma, p. 464. s Apud Euseb. ut supra. (Praepar. Evangel. c. 27. p. 436.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Six hundred chosen chariots - The Egyptian army comprised large numbers of chariots, each drawn by two horses, with two men, one bearing the shield and driving, the other fully armed. The horses were thoroughbred, renowned for strength and spirit. Chariots are first represented on the monuments of the 18th dynasty. By “all the chariots of Egypt” we are to understand all that were stationed in Lower Egypt, most of them probably at Rameses and other frontier garrisons near the headquarters of Pharaoh.

Captains - The word שׁלישׁ shâlı̂ysh, literally “third or thirtieth,” may represent an Egyptian title. The king had about him a council of thirty, each of whom bore a title, Mapu, a “thirty man.” The word occurs frequently in the Books of Kings. David seems to have organized the Shalishim as a distinct corps (see 2 Samuel 23:8 Hebrew), retaining the old name, and adopting the Egyptian system.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 14:7. Six hundred chosen chariots, c. — According to the most authentic accounts we have of war-chariots, they were frequently drawn by two or by four horses, and carried three persons: one was charioteer, whose business it was to guide the horses, but he seldom fought the second chiefly defended the charioteer; and the third alone was properly the combatant. It appears that in this case Pharaoh had collected all the cavalry of Egypt; (see Exodus 14:17); and though these might not have been very numerous, yet, humanly speaking, they might easily overcome the unarmed and encumbered Israelites, who could not be supposed to be able to make any resistance against cavalry and war-chariots.


 
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