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Exodus 14:1-14

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.

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