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Exodus 14:9-23

9But the EgyptiansH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, all the horsesסוּס֙susH5483andchariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571,and his armyוְחֵיל֑וֹve.chei.LoH2428,and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381them encampingחֹנִ֣יםcho.NimH2583by the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,beside Pi–hahirothH6367,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Baal–zephonH1189.

10And when Pharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547drew nighהִקְרִ֑יבhik.RivH7126,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478lifted upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩vai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֜ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and, behold, the EgyptiansH4714marchedנֹסֵ֣עַno.Se.a'H5265afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and they were soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙vai.yi.re.'UH3372:and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cried outוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, Because there wereno gravesקְבָרִים֙ke.va.RimH6913in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,hast thou taken us awayלְקַחְתָּ֖נוּle.kach.Ta.nuH3947to dieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?whereforeזֹּאת֙zoTH2063hast thou dealtעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thus with us, to carry us forthלְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּle.ho.tzi.'A.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12Isnot this the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that we did tellדִּבַּ֨רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696thee in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let us aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308,that we may serveוְנַֽעַבְדָ֣הve.na.'av.DahH5647the EgyptiansH4714? For it had beenbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for us to serveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647the EgyptiansH4714,than that we should dieמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּmi.mu.Te.nuH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372ye not, stand stillהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּhit.yatz.VuH3320,and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200the salvationיְשׁוּעַ֣תye.shu.'AtH3444of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he will shewיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213to you to dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:for the EgyptiansH4714whom ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֤םre.'i.TemH7200to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,ye shall seeלִרְאֹתָ֥םlir.'o.TamH7200them againתֹסִ֛יפוּto.Si.fuH3254no more forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you, and ye shall hold your peaceתַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן׃ פta.cha.ri.ShunH2790.

15And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Wherefore criestתִּצְעַ֖קtitz.'AkH6817thou unto me? speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they go forwardוְיִסָּֽעוּ׃ve.yi.Sa.'uH5265:

16But lift thou upהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311thy rodמַטְּךָ֗ma.te.KhaH4294,and stretch outוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027over the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,and divideוּבְקָעֵ֑הוּu.ve.ka.'E.huH1234it: and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall goוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935on dryבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundthrough the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220.

17And I, behold, I will hardenמְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.ZekH2388the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the EgyptiansH4714,and they shall followוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310:and I will get me honourוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547,and upon all his hostחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,upon his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and upon his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18And the EgyptiansH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I have gotten me honourבְּהִכָּבְדִ֣יbe.hi.ka.ve.DiH3513upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547,upon his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and upon his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

19And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,removedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and wentH3212behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wentוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from before their faceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,and stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:

20And it cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935between the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and it was a cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051and darknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822to them,but it gave lightוַיָּ֖אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215by nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915to these:so that the one came not nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126the otherH2088all the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretched outוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his handיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027over the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220;and the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068caused the seaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220to goH3212backby a strongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307all that nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and madeוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220dryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724land,and the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325were dividedוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'UH1234.

22And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220upon the dryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004ground:and the watersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325werea wallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346unto them on their right handמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225,and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

23And the EgyptiansH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291,and went inוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them to the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220, evenall Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesס֣וּסsusH5483,his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

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