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Exodus 13:17-22

17וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853let the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lead themנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148along the roadדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870through the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588itה֑וּאHu'H1931was shorterקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138.Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־'E.lo.Him pen-H430 H6435saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “If the people faceבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, theyהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971might change their mindsיִנָּחֵ֥םyi.na.ChemH5162and returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.”

18So Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430led the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aroundוַיַּסֵּ֨בvai.ya.SevH5437by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057אֶת־'et-H853toward the Redס֑וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.And the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478leftעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714arrayed for battleוַחֲמֻשִׁ֛יםva.cha.mu.ShimH2571.

19Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973becauseכִּי֩kiH3588Joseph had made the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478swear a solemn oathH7650אֶת־'et-H853when he saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surely attend toH6485youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,and then you must carryוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927אֶת־'et-H853my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106with youאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854from this placeמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088.”

20They set outוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Succothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Ethamבְאֵתָ֔םve.'e.TamH864on the edgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21And the LORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440in a pillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051to guideלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148their wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870by dayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119,and in a pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784to give them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215by nightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,so that they could travelלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119or nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

22Neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119nor the pillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915leftיָמִ֞ישׁya.MishH4185its place beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

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