Exodus 14:7 (ASV)

Passage

and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

Exodus 14:7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.

Exodus 14:8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

Exodus 14:9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses [and] chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "took", "hundred", "chosen", "chariots", "egypt", "captains", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "took" and "hundred", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And he made ready his chariot and..." into verse 8's "And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh...", so "took" and "hundred" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "took" and "hundred" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.