Exodus 14:7 (DRB)

Passage

And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt: and the captains of the whole army.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:5 And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:6 So he made ready his chariot, and took all his people with him.

Exodus 14:7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt: and the captains of the whole army.

Exodus 14:8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; but they were gone forth in a mighty hand.

Exodus 14:9 And when the Egyptians followed the steps of them who were gone before, they found them encamped at the sea side: all Pharao's horse and chariots and the whole army were in Phihahiroth, before Beelsephon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "took", "hundred", "chosen", "chariots", "egypt", "captains", and "whole". 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 "So he made ready his chariot and..." into verse 8's "And the Lord hardened the heart of...", 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.