New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 14:21-28

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.

22The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935throughH935the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220on the dryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004, andthe watersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325were likea wallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346to them on their rightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

23Thenthe EgyptiansH4714tookH7291up the pursuitH7291,and allכֹּ֚לkolH3605Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesס֣וּסsusH5483,his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and his horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them into the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

24At the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259on thearmyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the EgyptiansH4714through the pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784and cloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051and broughtH2000thearmyמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of the EgyptiansH4714into confusionH2000.

25Hecaused their chariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212to swerveוַיָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,and He made them driveוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּvay.na.ha.Ge.huH5090with difficultyבִּכְבֵדֻ֑תbikh.ve.DutH3517;so the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Letus fleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is fightingנִלְחָ֥םnil.ChamH3898for them against the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרָֽיִם פbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

26Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretchנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186out your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027overH5921the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220so that the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325may comeH7725backH7725overH5921the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,overH5921their chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and their horsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.”

27So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186out his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220, andthe seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to its normalH386stateH386at daybreakבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242,while the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were fleeingנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127rightלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122into it; then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068overthrewוַיְנַעֵ֧רvay.na.'ErH5287the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28The watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and coveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,even Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547entireלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428that had goneהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them;not evenעַד־'ad-H5704oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259of them remainedנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604.

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