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Exodus 13:17-22

17And it came to pass, when Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547had let the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,that Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430ledנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148them not throughthe wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughH3588that wasnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;for Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Lest peradventure the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971repentיִנָּחֵ֥םyi.na.ChemH5162when they seeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,and they returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:

18But Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledH5437the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aboutH5437, throughthe wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057of the Redס֑וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220:and the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927harnessedוַחֲמֻשִׁ֛יםva.cha.mu.ShimH2571out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with him: for he had straitlyהַשְׁבֵּ֨עַhash.Be.a'H7650swornהִשְׁבִּ֜יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surelyפָּקֹ֨דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485you; and ye shall carry upH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106awayH5927hence with you.

20And they took their journeyוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Succothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523,and encampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Ethamבְאֵתָ֔םve.'e.TamH864,in the edgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440them by dayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119in a pillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of a cloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051,to leadלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148them the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870;and by nightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915in a pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,to give them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215;to goH3212by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915:

22He took not awayיָמִ֞ישׁya.MishH4185the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,nor the pillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, frombeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

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