Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 14:1-12

1And Yhwhיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that they turnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725and encampוְיַחֲנוּ֙ve.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Pi–hahirothH6367,between Migdolמִגְדֹּ֖לmig.DolH4024and the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,over againstלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Baal–zephonH1189:beforeH5226it shall ye encampתַחֲנ֖וּta.cha.NuH2583by the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

3For Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547will sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, They areentangledנְבֻכִ֥יםne.vu.KhimH943in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057hath shut them inסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462.

4And I will hardenוְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יve.chi.zak.TiH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820,that he shall followוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֒'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and I will be honouredוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547,and upon all his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428;that the EgyptiansH4714may knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so.

5And it was toldוַיֻּגַּד֙vai.yu.GadH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714that the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971fledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272:and the heartלְבַ֨בle.VavH3824of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547and of his servantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650was turnedוַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְVai.ye.ha.fekhH2015against the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they saidוַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙vai.yo.m.RuH559,Why have we doneעָשִׂ֔ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213this, that we have let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֥חְנוּshi.Lach.nuH7971from servingמֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃me.'a.ve.De.nuH5647us?

6And he made readyוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393,and tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with him:

7And he tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967chosenבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,and all the chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and captainsוְשָׁלִשִׁ֖םve.sha.li.ShimH7991over every one of them.

8And Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֣קvay.cha.ZekH2388the heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֕ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478went outיֹצְאִ֖יםyo.tze.'ImH3318with an highרָמָֽה׃ra.MahH7311handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

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 Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃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.

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