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What Does “Dry-shod” Mean in the Bible?

Dry. “Dry-shod” means without getting one’s feet wet.

Where it appears in the Bible

Exodus 15:19; Judges 6:37

What the Bible says

Exodus 15:19

For Pharao went in on horseback with his chariots and horsemen into the sea: and the Lord brought back upon them the waters of the sea: but the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst thereof.

Judges 6:37

I will put this fleece of wool on the floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground beside, I, shall know that by my hand, as thou hast said, thou wilt deliver Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: Dictionary.com, “dry-shod”

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