Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 14:17-30

17And I, behold, I will hardenמְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.ZekH2388the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the EgyptiansH4714,and they shall followוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310:and I will get me honourוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.DahH3513upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547,and upon all his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,upon his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and upon his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18And the EgyptiansH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I have gotten me honourבְּהִכָּבְדִ֣יbe.hi.ka.ve.DiH3513upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547,upon his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and upon his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

19And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,removedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and wentH3212behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and the pillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wentוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265from before their faceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,and stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:

20And it cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935between the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and it was a cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051and darknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822to them,but it gave lightוַיָּ֖אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215by nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915to these:so that the one came not nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126the otherH2088all the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretched outוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his handיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027over the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220;And Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068caused the seaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220to goH3212backby a strongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307all that nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and madeוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220dryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724land,and the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325were dividedוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'UH1234.

22And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220upon the dryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004ground:and the watersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325werea wallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346unto them on their right handמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225,and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

23And the EgyptiansH4714pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291,and went inוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them to the midstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220, evenall Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesס֣וּסsusH5483,his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

24And it came to pass, that in the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259unto the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the EgyptiansH4714through the pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784and of the cloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051,and troubledוַיָּ֕הָםvai.Ya.homH2000the armyמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of the EgyptiansH4714,

25And took offוַיָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493their chariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212,that they draveוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּvay.na.ha.Ge.huH5090them heavilyבִּכְבֵדֻ֑תbikh.ve.DutH3517:so that the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us fleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127from the faceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068fightethנִלְחָ֥םnil.ChamH3898for them against the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרָֽיִם פbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Stretch outנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027over the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,that the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325may come againוְיָשֻׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725upon the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,upon their chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and upon their horsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.

27And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872stretched forthוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027over the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and the seaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his strengthלְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹle.'Ei.ta.NoH386when the morningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242appearedלִפְנ֥וֹתlif.NotH6437;and the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714fledנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127againstH7125it; and Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068overthrewוַיְנַעֵ֧רvay.na.'ErH5287the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28And the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and coveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393,and the horsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571, andall the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547that cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935into the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; there remainedנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604not so much asעַד־'ad-H5704oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259of them.

29But the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980upon dryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landin the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220;and the watersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325werea wallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346unto them on their right handמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225,and on their leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםu.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

30Thus Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֨וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deadמֵ֖תmetH4191upon the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

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