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Hebrews 11:29

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

By faith, they walked through the Red Sea like it was totally dry ground — but when the Egyptians tried to follow them, they drowned.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Faith opens doors that close behind those who chase you with bad intentions.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Epistle to the Hebrews was written by an anonymous author to Jewish Christians in the mid-to-late first century CE. It was written to encourage Jewish Christians facing persecution and social pressure to persevere in their faith, reminding them of Christ's superiority and the new covenant.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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