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Psalms 78:13–14

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He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
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From verse 13

  1. Exodus 14:21Rank 1 from verse 13
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    21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

  2. Exodus 15:8Rank 2 from verse 13
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    8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

  3. Joshua 3:16Rank 3 from verse 13
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    16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  4. Psalms 106:9–10Rank 4 from verse 13
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    9He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

    10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

  5. Psalms 136:13–15Rank 5 from verse 13
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    13To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

    15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

From verse 14

  1. Psalms 105:39Rank 1 from verse 14
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    39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

  2. Exodus 13:21–22Rank 2 from verse 14
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    21And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

    22He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

  3. Exodus 14:24Rank 3 from verse 14
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    24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

  4. Exodus 40:35–38Rank 4 from verse 14
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    35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

    36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

    37But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

    38For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

  5. Nehemiah 9:12Rank 5 from verse 14
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    12Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

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Psalms 78:13

COMBINED MEANING

sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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caused

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of cause, meaning to make something happen.

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

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COMBINED MEANING

heap

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Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 78:14

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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daytime

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The part of the day when there is daylight; opposed to night.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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cloud

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Sense 1: A visible mass of vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or multitude.

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

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14In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

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15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

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