Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 14:17-30

17And Iוַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִ֤יva.'a.Ni hi.NiH589 H2005will hardenמְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713so that they will go inוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310.Then I will gain honorוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513by means of Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428and chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393and horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713will knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068when I am honoredבְּהִכָּבְדִ֣יbe.hi.ka.ve.DiH3513through Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547,his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.”

19And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who had goneהַהֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,withdrewוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980behind themמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310.The pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051also movedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440and stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975behind themמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310,

20so that it cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935betweenבֵּ֣ין׀beinH996the campsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andוּבֵין֙ מַחֲנֵ֣הu.Vein ma.cha.NehH996 H4264Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.The cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961there in the darknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822,but it lit upוַיָּ֖אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215אֶת־'et-H853the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.So allכָּל־kol-H3605night longהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808campwent nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126the otherאֶל־'el-H2088 H413.

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his handיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220,and allכָּל־kol-H3605that nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853drove backוַיּ֣וֹלֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980the seaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220with a strongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307that turnedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853itהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220into dry landלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724.So the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325were dividedוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'UH1234,

22and the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478wentוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dry groundבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004,with wallsחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346of waterוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325on theirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

23And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713chased after themוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291—allכֹּ֚לkolH3605Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesס֣וּסsusH5483,chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571—and followedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310intoאֶל־ תּ֖וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

24At morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,howeverוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068looked downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259onאֶל־'el-H413the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713from the pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784and cloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051,and He threw their camp into confusionוַיָּ֕הָםvai.Ya.homH2000אֵ֖ת'etH853מַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

25He caused their chariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212to wobbleוַיָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,אֵ֚ת'etH853so that they had difficultyבִּכְבֵדֻ֑תbikh.ve.DutH3517drivingוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּvay.na.ha.Ge.huH5090. “Let us fleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, “forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is fightingנִלְחָ֥םnil.ChamH3898for themagainst Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם פbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714!”

26Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretch outנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186אֶת־'et-H853your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,so that the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325may flow backוְיָשֻׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725overעַל־'al-H5921the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andעַל־'al-H5921their chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹ וְעַל־rikh.Bo ve.'al-H7393 H5921and horsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.”

27So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and at daybreakלִפְנ֥וֹת בֹּ֙קֶר֙lif.Not bo.kerH6437 H1242the seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to its normal stateלְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹle.'Ei.ta.NoH386.As the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were retreatingנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127לִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714swept themוַיְנַעֵ֧רvay.na.'ErH5287intoבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28The watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325flowed backוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and coveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680אֶת־'et-H853the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and horsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571—the entireלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547that had chasedהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935the Israelitesאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310into the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220.Notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259of themsurvivedנִשְׁאַ֥ר עַד־nish.'Ar 'ad-H7604 H5704.

29But the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980throughבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220on dry groundבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004,with wallsחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346of waterוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325on theirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםu.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

30Thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֨וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deadמֵ֖תmetH4191onעַל־'al-H5921the shoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH8193 H3220.

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