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Exodus 14:9-23

9The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713—allכָּל־kol-H3605Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesסוּס֙susH5483and chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393,horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571and troopsוְחֵיל֑וֹve.chei.LoH2428—pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the Israelitesandאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853as they campedחֹנִ֣יםcho.NimH2583byעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220nearעַל־'al-H5921Pi-hahirothH6367,oppositeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Baal-zephonH1189.

10As Pharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547approachedהִקְרִ֑יבhik.RivH7126,the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩ עֵינֵיהֶ֜םvai.yis.'U 'ei.nei.HemH5375 H5869and sawוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֣יִם׀mitz.Ra.yimH4713marchingנֹסֵ֣עַno.Se.a'H5265after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310,andבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478theywere terrifiedוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֔דvai.yi.re.'U me.'OdH3372 H3966and cried outוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, “Was it becauseאֵין־'ein-H369there were noהַֽמִבְּלִ֤יha.mi.be.LiH1097gravesקְבָרִים֙ke.va.RimH6913in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714that you brought usלְקַחְתָּ֖נוּle.kach.Ta.nuH3947into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057to dieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191?Whatמַה־ זֹּאת֙mah- zoTH4100 H2063have you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to usby bringing us outלְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּle.ho.tzi.'A.nuH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12Did we notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808זֶ֣הzehH2088הַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834sayדִּבַּ֨רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696to youאֵלֶ֤יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רve.mitz.Ra.yim le.MorH4714 H559, ‘Leave us aloneחֲדַ֥ל מִמֶּ֖נּוּcha.Dal mi.Me.nuH2308 H4480so that we may serveוְנַֽעַבְדָ֣הve.na.'av.DahH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713’?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588it would have been betterט֥וֹבTovH2896for usto serveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713than to dieמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּmi.mu.Te.nuH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”

13But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372.Stand firmהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּhit.yatz.VuH3320and you will seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834salvationיְשׁוּעַ֣תye.shu.'AtH3444,which He will accomplishיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213for youtodayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;forכִּ֗יKiH3588the Egyptiansאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you see todayרְאִיתֶ֤םre.'i.TemH7200אֶת־'et-H853מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713הַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,you will neverלֹ֥א עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃lo' 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769seeלִרְאֹתָ֥םlir.'o.TamH7200againתֹסִ֛יפוּ ע֖וֹדto.Si.fu odH3254 H5750.

14The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you;youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859need only to be stillתַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן׃ פta.cha.ri.ShunH2790.”

15Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Whyמַה־mah-H4100are you crying outתִּצְעַ֖קtitz.'AkH6817to Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413?Tellדַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478to go forwardוְיִסָּֽעוּ׃ve.yi.Sa.'uH5265.

16And as for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,lift upהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311אֶֽת־'et-H853your staffמַטְּךָ֗ma.te.KhaH4294and stretch outוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186אֶת־'et-H853your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and divide itוּבְקָעֵ֑הוּu.ve.ka.'E.huH1234,so that the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478can goוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dry groundבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.

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.

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