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Exodus 14

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725backH7725andencampוְיַחֲנוּ֙ve.ya.cha.NuH2583beforePi-hahirothH6367,betweenMigdolמִגְדֹּ֖לmig.DolH4024andtheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,beforeBaal-zephonH1189:overagainstitshallyeencampתַחֲנ֖וּta.cha.NuH2583bytheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547willsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Theyareentangledinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057hathshutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462themin.

4AndIwillhardenPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820,andheshallfollowafterthem;andIwillgetmehonorוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547,anduponallhishost:andtheEgyptiansH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.Andtheydidsoכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

5AnditwastoldH5046thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714thatthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werefledH1272:andtheheartלְבַ֨בle.VavH3824ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547andofhisservantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650waschangedH2015towardsthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtheysaidH559,Whatisthiswehavedone,thatwehaveletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֥חְנוּshi.Lach.nuH7971fromservingH5647us?

6Andhemadereadyhischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393,andtookH3947hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971withhim:

7andhetookH3947sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967chosenchariotsH7393,andallthechariotsH7393ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andcaptainsoverallofthem.

8AndJehovahhardenedtheheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhepursuedH7291afterthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outwithahighH7311handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

9AndtheEgyptiansH4713pursuedH7291afterthem,allthehorsesסוּס֙susH5483andchariotsH7393ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571,andhisarmyוְחֵיל֑וֹve.chei.LoH2428,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381themencampingbytheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,besidePi-hahirothH6367,beforeBaal-zephonH1189.

10AndwhenPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547drewH7126nigh,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩vai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֜ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and,behold,theEgyptiansH4713weremarchingafterthem;andtheyweresoreafraidוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙vai.yi.re.'UH3372:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH6817outuntoJehovah.

11AndtheysaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872,BecausetherewerenogravesH6913inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, hast thoutakenH3947usawayH3947todieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? wherefore hast thou dealtthuswithus,tobringH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12Isnotthisthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatwespake unto theeinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Letusalone,thatwemayserveH5647theEgyptians?ForitwerebetterH2896forustoserveH5647theEgyptians,thanthatweshoulddieמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּmi.mu.Te.nuH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,FearH3372yenot,standהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּhit.yatz.VuH3320stillH5750,andseeH7200thesalvationH3444ofJehovah,whichhewillworkforyouto-day:fortheEgyptiansH4713whomyehaveseenH7200to-day, yeshallseeH7200themagainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreforeverH5769.

14Jehovahwillfightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898foryou,andyeshallholdyourpeace.

15AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Wherefore criest thou untome?speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheygoforward.

16AndliftH7311thouupthyrodH4294,andstretchוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,anddivideit:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallgoוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935intothemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ondryבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004.

17AndI,behold,Iwillhardentheheartsלֵ֣בlevH3820oftheEgyptiansH4713,andtheyshallgoוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935inafterthem:andIwillgetmehonorוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547,anduponallhishost,uponhischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,anduponhishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18AndtheEgyptiansH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhavegottenmehonorבְּהִכָּבְדִ֣יbe.hi.ka.ve.DiH3513uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547, uponhischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,anduponhishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

19Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whowentH1980beforethecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,removedandwentH1980behindthem;andthepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051removedfrombeforethem,andstoodH5975behindthem:

20anditcameH935betweenthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtherewasH1961thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051andthedarknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822,yetgaveitlightH215bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915:andtheoneH2088cameH935notneartheotherallthenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186outhishandיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220;andJehovahcausedtheseaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220togobackbyastrongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307allthenightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andmadeH7760theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220dryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724land,andthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325weredivided.

22AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935intothemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220uponthedryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004:andthewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325wereawallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346untothemontheirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225,andontheirleft.

23AndtheEgyptiansH4713pursuedH7291,andwentH935inafterthemintothemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220,allPharaoh’shorsesס֣וּסsusH5483,hischariotsH7393,andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

24Anditcametopassinthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,thatJehovahlookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259forthuponthehostoftheEgyptiansH4713throughthepillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784andofcloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051,anddiscomfitedthehostoftheEgyptiansH4713.

25Andhetookofftheirchariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212,andtheydrovethemheavily;sothattheEgyptianssaidH559, Letusfleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127fromthefaceH6440ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forJehovahfightethforthemagainsttheEgyptians.

26AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,thatthewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325maycomeagainupontheEgyptians,upontheirchariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,andupontheirhorsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186forthhishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,andtheseaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toitsstrengthwhenthemorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242appeared;andtheEgyptiansfledנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127againstit;andJehovahoverthrewtheEgyptiansinthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28Andthewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680thechariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393,andthehorsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,evenallthehostofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547thatwentH935inafterthemintotheseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220;thereremainedנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604notsomuchasoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259ofthem.

29ButthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980upondryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004inthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220;andthewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325wereawallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346untothemontheirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225,andontheirleft.

30ThusJehovahsavedH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200theEgyptiansdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191uponthesea-shore.

31AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thegreatהַגְּדֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419workwhichJehovahdidupontheEgyptians,andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372Jehovah:andtheybelievedH539inJehovah,andinhisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃ פav.DoH5650Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁ֖הu.ve.mo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Exodus 14

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