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Exodus 14:25-27

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.

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