Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 14:10-12

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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