New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 14:16-21

16As for you, liftהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311upyour staffמַטְּךָ֗ma.te.KhaH4294and stretchוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186out your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and divideוּבְקָעֵ֑הוּu.ve.ka.'E.huH1234it, and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallgoוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935throughH935the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on dryבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.

17As for Me, beholdH2009, I willhardenמְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.ZekH2388the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the EgyptiansH4714so that they will goוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935in afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and I will be honoredוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513through Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,through his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393and his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18Then the EgyptiansH4714will knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I am honoredבְּהִכָּבְדִ֣יbe.hi.ka.ve.DiH3513through Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547,through his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393and his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.”

19The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who had been goingהַהֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,movedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH4480 H310them; and the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051movedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440them and stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH4480 H310them.

20So it cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935betweenH996the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and there was the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051along with the darknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822,yet it gaveH215lightH215at nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.Thus the oneזֶ֛הzehH2088did not comeH7126nearH7126the otherזֶ֖הzehH2088allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186out his handיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220;and the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sweptוַיּ֣וֹלֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980the seaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220backby a strongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and turnedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220intodryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724landH2724, sothe watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325were dividedוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'UH1234.

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