By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. They - Moses and Israel.
Red sea - named from Edom (meaning red), whose country adjoined it.
Which ... assaying to do, х hees (G3739) peiran (G3984) labontes (G2983)] - 'of which (Red sea) the Egyptians having made experiment.' Rash presumption mistaken by many for faith: with similar presumption many rush into eternity. The same thing done by the believer and by the unbeliever is not the same thing. What was faith in Israel was presumption in the Egyptians.
Were drowned, х katepotheesan (G2666)] - 'were swallowed up.' They sank in the sands as much as in the waves. Compare Exodus 15:12, "The earth swallowed them."