Hebrews 11:29 (YLT)

Passage

By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 11:27 by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One--he endured;

Hebrews 11:28 by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

Hebrews 11:29 By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

Hebrews 11:30 by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

Hebrews 11:31 by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "pass", "through", "land", "egyptians", "having", and "received". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "by faith he kept the passover and..." into verse 30's "by faith the walls of Jericho did...", so "faith" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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