New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 13:17-22

17Now when Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547had letH7971the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430did not leadנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148them by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588thoughכִּ֣י׀kiH3588it was nearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;for Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “The peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971mightפֶּֽן־pen-H6435changeH5162their mindsH5162when they seeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,and returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.”

18Therefore Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledH5437the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aroundH5437by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057to theRedס֑וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220;and the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927in battleוַחֲמֻשִׁ֛יםva.cha.mu.ShimH2571formationH2571from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with him, for he had made the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478solemnlyהַשְׁבֵּ֨עַhash.Be.a'H7650swearהִשְׁבִּ֜יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will certainlyH6485takeH6485careH6485ofH6485you, and you shall carryוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106from hereמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088with you.”

20Then they setוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265outH5265fromSuccothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Ethamבְאֵתָ֔םve.'e.TamH864,on the edgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21Andthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068was goingהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440them in a pillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119to leadלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148them on the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,and in a pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915to giveלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215them lightH215, so that they mighttravelלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and by nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

22Hedid not takeH4185awayH4185the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the pillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,from the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

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