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Exodus 14

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheyturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725andencampוְיַחֲנוּ֙ve.ya.cha.NuH2583beforePi-hahirothH6367,betweenMigdolמִגְדֹּ֖לmig.DolH4024andtheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220:beforeBaal-ZephonH1189,oppositetoit,shallyeencampתַחֲנ֖וּta.cha.NuH2583bytheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547willsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Theyareentangledinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057hashemmedthemin.

4AndIwillhardenPharaoh'sheartלֵב־lev-H3820,thathemaypursueוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291afterthem;andIwillglorifyH3513myselfinPharaohH6547,andinallhishost;andtheEgyptiansH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.Andtheydidsoכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

5AnditwastoldH5046thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714thatthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971hadfledH1272;andtheheartלְבַ֨בle.VavH3824ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547andofhisbondmenwasturnedH2015againstthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtheysaidH559,WhyH4100havewedonethis,thatwehaveletIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֥חְנוּshi.Lach.nuH7971fromourservice?

6Andheyokedhischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393,andtookH3947hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971withhim.

7AndhetookH3947sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967chosenchariotsH7393,andallthechariotsH7393ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andcaptainsovereveryoneofthem.

8AndJehovahhardenedtheheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhepursuedH7291afterthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadgoneH3318outwithahighH7311handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

9AndtheEgyptiansH4713pursuedH7291afterthem, —allthehorsesסוּס֙susH5483andchariotsH7393ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571,andhisarmyוְחֵיל֑וֹve.chei.LoH2428,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381themwheretheyhadencampedחֹנִ֣יםcho.NimH2583bytheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,besidePi-hahirothH6367,oppositetoBaal-ZephonH1189.

10AndPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547approached;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩vai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֜ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,andbehold,theEgyptiansH4713marchedafterthem;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weremuchafraidוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙vai.yi.re.'UH3372,andcriedH6817outtoJehovah.

11AndtheysaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872,IsitbecausetherewerenogravesH6913inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, thou hasttakenH3947usawayH3947todieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?whyH4100hast thoudonethistous,thatthou hastledusoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12IsnotthiswhatwetoldtheeinEgyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whenwesaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Letusalone,andwewillserveH5647theEgyptians?For[ithadbeen]betterH2896forustoserveH5647theEgyptiansthantodieמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּmi.mu.Te.nuH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,FearH3372not:standהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּhit.yatz.VuH3320stillH5750,andseeH7200thesalvationH3444ofJehovah,whichhewillworkforyouto-day;fortheEgyptiansH4713whomyehaveseenH7200to-day, yeshallseeH7200themagainע֖וֹדodH5750nomoreforeverH5769.

14Jehovahwillfightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898foryou,andyeshallbestill.

15AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Whyמַה־mah-H4100dost thoucryתִּצְעַ֖קtitz.'AkH6817untome?Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheygoforward.

16Andthou,liftH7311thystaffמַטְּךָ֗ma.te.KhaH4294,andstretchוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,anddivideit;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallgoוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935ondryבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[groundH3004]throughthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220.

17AndI,behold,Iwillhardentheheartsלֵ֣בlevH3820oftheEgyptiansH4713,andtheyshallpursueafterthem;andIwillglorifyH3513myselfinPharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547andinallhishost,inhischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393andinhishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18AndtheEgyptiansH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhaveglorifiedH3513myselfinPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547,inhischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393andinhishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

19AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whowentH1980beforethecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,removedandwentH1980behindthem;andthepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982ofthecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wentH1980frombeforethem,andstoodH5975behindthem.

20AnditcameH935betweenthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheEgyptiansandthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andwasH1961acloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051anddarknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822,andlitוַיָּ֖אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215upthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;andtheoneH2088didnotcomeH935neartheotherallthenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186outhishandיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220;andJehovahmadeH7760theseaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220go [back]byastrongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307allthenightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andmadeH7760theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220dryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724[land],andthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325weredivided.

22AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935throughthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220onthedryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[groundH3004];andthewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325wereawallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346tothemontheirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225andontheirleft.

23AndtheEgyptiansH4713pursuedH7291andcameH935afterthem—allPharaoh'shorsesס֣וּסsusH5483,hischariotsH7393andhishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571,intothemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

24Anditcametopassinthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,thatJehovahlookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259uponthecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264oftheEgyptiansH4713,inthepillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784andofthecloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051,andembarrassedthecampמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264oftheEgyptiansH4713.

25Andhetookofftheirchariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212,andcausedthemtodrivewithdifficulty;andtheEgyptianssaidH559, Letusfleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,forJehovahisfightingנִלְחָ֥םnil.ChamH3898forthemagainsttheEgyptians!

26AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,thatthewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325mayreturnוְיָשֻׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725upontheEgyptians,upontheirchariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393andupontheirhorsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186outhishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,andtheseaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toitsstrengthtowardthemorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242;andtheEgyptiansfledנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127againstit;andJehovahoverturnedtheEgyptiansintothemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28Andthewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680thechariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393andthehorsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571ofallthehostofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547thathadcomeH935intotheseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220afterthem;thereremainedנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604notevenoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259ofthem.

29AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980ondryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[groundH3004]throughthemidstH8432oftheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220;andthewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325wereawallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346tothemontheirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225andontheirleft.

30ThusJehovahsavedH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200theEgyptiansdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191onthesea-shore.

31AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thegreatהַגְּדֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419power[with]whichJehovahhadwroughtagainsttheEgyptians;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372Jehovah,andbelievedH539inJehovah,andinMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁ֖הu.ve.mo.ShehH4872hisbondman.

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