Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 14:5-9

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.

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