Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 15

1Then sangיָשִֽׁיר־ya.shir-H7891Mosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872and the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478this songהַשִּׁירָ֤הha.shi.RahH7892unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I will singאָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,for he hath triumphedגָאֹ֣הga.'OhH1342gloriouslyגָּאָ֔הga.'AhH1342:the horseס֥וּסsusH5483and his riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392hath he thrownרָמָ֥הra.MahH7411into the seaבַיָּֽם׃vai.YamH3220.

2Yahיָ֔הּYahH3050ismy strengthעָזִּ֤י'a.ZiH5797and songוְזִמְרָת֙ve.zim.RatH2176,and he is become my salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444:heזֶ֤הzehH2088ismy Godאֵלִי֙'e.LiH410,and I will prepare him an habitationוְאַנְוֵ֔הוּve.'an.Ve.huH5115;my father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430,and I will exaltוַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃va.'a.rom.Mene.huH7311him.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isa manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

4Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547chariotsמַרְכְּבֹ֥תmar.ke.VotH4818and his armyוְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428hath he castיָרָ֣הya.RahH3384into the seaבַיָּ֑םvai.YamH3220:his chosenוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005captainsשָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יוsha.li.ShavH7991also are drownedטֻבְּע֥וּtu.be.'UH2883in the Redסֽוּף׃SufH5488seaבְיַם־ve.yam-H3220.

5The depthsתְּהֹמֹ֖תte.ho.MotH8415have coveredיְכַסְיֻ֑מוּye.khas.Yu.muH3680them: they sankיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the bottomבִמְצוֹלֹ֖תvim.tzo.LotH4688asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a stoneאָֽבֶן׃'A.venH68.

6Thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,is become gloriousנֶאְדָּרִ֖יne'.da.RiH142in powerבַּכֹּ֑חַba.Ko.achH3581:thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֥ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,hath dashed in piecesתִּרְעַ֥ץtir.'AtzH7492the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

7And in the greatnessוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of thine excellencyגְּאוֹנְךָ֖ge.'on.KhaH1347thou hast overthrownתַּהֲרֹ֣סta.ha.RosH2040them that rose up againstקָמֶ֑יךָka.Mei.chaH6965thee: thou sentest forthתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971thy wrathחֲרֹ֣נְךָ֔cha.Ro.ne.khaH2740, whichconsumedיֹאכְלֵ֖מוֹyo.khe.Le.movH398them as stubbleכַּקַּֽשׁ׃ka.KashH7179.

8And with the blastוּבְר֤וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of thy nostrilsאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639the watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325were gathered togetherנֶ֣עֶרְמוּNe.'er.muH6192,the floodsנֹזְלִ֑יםno.ze.LimH5140stood uprightנִצְּב֥וּni.tze.VuH5324as an heapנֵ֖דnedH5067, andthe depthsתְהֹמֹ֖תte.ho.MotH8415were congealedקָֽפְא֥וּka.fe.'UH7087in the heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9The enemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559,I will pursueאֶרְדֹּ֥ף'er.DofH7291,I will overtakeאַשִּׂ֖יג'a.SigH5381,I will divideאֲחַלֵּ֣ק'a.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָ֑לsha.LalH7998;my lustנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315shall be satisfiedתִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹtim.la.'E.movH4390upon them; I will drawאָרִ֣יק'a.RikH7324my swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027shall destroyתּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹto.ri.She.movH3423them.

10Thou didst blowנָשַׁ֥פְתָּna.Shaf.taH5398with thy windבְרוּחֲךָ֖ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307,the seaיָ֑םYamH3220coveredכִּסָּ֣מוֹki.Sa.movH3680them: they sankצָֽלֲלוּ֙tza.la.LuH6749as leadכַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶתka.'o.Fe.retH5777in the mightyאַדִּירִֽים׃'a.di.RimH117watersבְּמַ֖יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.

11Who islike unto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,among the godsבָּֽאֵלִם֙ba.'e.LimH410? who islike thee, gloriousנֶאְדָּ֣רne'.DarH142in holinessבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,fearfulנוֹרָ֥אno.Ra'H3372inpraisesתְהִלֹּ֖תte.hi.LotH8416,doingעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213wondersפֶֽלֶא׃Fe.le'H6382?

12Thou stretchedst outנָטִ֙יתָ֙na.Ti.taH5186thy right handיְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ye.Mi.ne.khaH3225,the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776swallowedתִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹtiv.la.'E.movH1104them.

13Thou in thy mercyבְחַסְדְּךָ֖ve.chas.de.KhaH2617hast led forthנָחִ֥יתָna.Chi.taH5148the peopleעַם־'am-H5971whichז֣וּzuH2098thou hast redeemedגָּאָ֑לְתָּga.'A.le.taH1350:thou hast guidedנֵהַ֥לְתָּne.Hal.taH5095themin thy strengthבְעָזְּךָ֖ve.'a.ze.KhaH5797unto thy holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944habitationנְוֵ֥הne.VehH5116.

14The peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall hearשָֽׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085, andbe afraidיִרְגָּז֑וּןyir.ga.ZunH7264:sorrowחִ֣ילchilH2427shall take holdאָחַ֔ז'a.ChazH270on the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Palestinaפְּלָֽשֶׁת׃pe.La.shetH6429.

15Thenאָ֤ז'azH227the dukesאַלּוּפֵ֣י'a.lu.FeiH441of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123shall be amazedנִבְהֲלוּ֙niv.ha.LuH926;the mighty menאֵילֵ֣י'ei.LeiH352of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,tremblingרָ֑עַדRa.'adH7461shall take holdיֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹyo.cha.Ze.movH270upon them; all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Canaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667shall melt awayנָמֹ֕גוּna.Mo.guH4127.

16Fearאֵימָ֙תָה֙'ei.Ma.tahH367and dreadוָפַ֔חַדva.Fa.chadH6343shall fallתִּפֹּ֨לti.PolH5307upon them; by the greatnessבִּגְדֹ֥לbig.DolH1419of thine armזְרוֹעֲךָ֖ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220they shall be asstillיִדְּמ֣וּyi.de.MuH1826as a stoneכָּאָ֑בֶןka.'A.venH68;till thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971pass overיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,till the peopleעַם־'am-H5971pass overיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674,whichז֥וּzuH2098thou hast purchasedקָנִֽיתָ׃ka.Ni.taH7069.

17Thou shalt bringתְּבִאֵ֗מוֹte.vi.'E.movH935them in, and plantוְתִטָּעֵ֙מוֹ֙ve.ti.ta.'E.movH5193them in the mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of thine inheritanceנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159, inthe placeמָכ֧וֹןma.KhonH4349,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, whichthou hast madeפָּעַ֖לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466for thee to dwell inלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛le.shiv.te.KhaH3427, inthe Sanctuaryמִקְּדָ֕שׁmi.ke.DashH4720,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, whichthy handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027have establishedכּוֹנְנ֥וּko.NuH3559.

18Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427for everלְעֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

19For the horseס֨וּסsusH5483of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547went inבָא֩va'H935with his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֤וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393and with his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571into the seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220,And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought againוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220upon them; but the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980on dryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landin the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃ פhai.YamH3220.

20And Miriamמִרְיָ֨םmir.YamH4813the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175,tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947a timbrelהַתֹּ֖ףha.TofH8596in her handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027;and all the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802went outוַתֵּצֶ֤אןָva.te.Tze.naH3318afterאַחֲרֶ֔יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her with timbrelsבְּתֻפִּ֖יםbe.tu.PimH8596and with dancesוּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃u.vim.cho.LotH4246.

21And Miriamמִרְיָ֑םmir.YamH4813answeredוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030them, Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891like unto thee, O Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,for he hath triumphedגָאֹ֣הga.'OhH1342gloriouslyגָּאָ֔הga.'AhH1342;the horseס֥וּסsusH5483and his riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392hath he thrownרָמָ֥הra.MahH7411into the seaבַיָּֽם׃ סvai.YamH3220.

22So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872broughtוַיַּסַּ֨עvai.ya.Sa'H5265Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Redס֔וּףSufH5488seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220,and they went outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Shurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793;and they wentH3212threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,and foundמָ֥צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672no waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

23And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Marahמָרָ֔תָהma.Ra.tahH4785,they couldיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354of the watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325of Marahמִמָּרָ֔הmi.ma.RahH4785, for they werebitterמָרִ֖יםma.RimH4751:therefore the nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034of it was calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Marahמָרָֽה׃ma.RahH4785.

24And the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֧נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,What shall we drinkנִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃nish.TehH8354?

25And he criedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shewedוַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּvai.yo.Re.huH3384him a treeעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086, whichwhen he had castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993into the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were made sweetוַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּvai.yim.te.KuH4985:there he madeשָׂ֥םsamH7760for them a statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and an ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941,and there he provedנִסָּֽהוּ׃ni.Sa.huH5254them,

26And saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,If thou wilt diligentlyשָׁמ֨וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמַ֜עtish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹל׀le.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and wilt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213that which is rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֤רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in his sightבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869,and wilt give earוְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.zan.TaH238to his commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֔יוle.mitz.vo.TavH4687,and keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.mar.TaH8104all his statutesחֻקָּ֑יוchu.KavH2706,I will putשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760none of these diseasesהַמַּֽחֲלָ֞הha.ma.cha.LahH4245upon thee, which I have broughtאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760upon the Egyptiansבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: for I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that healethרֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ סro.fe.'E.khaH7495thee.

27And they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Elimאֵילִ֔מָה'ei.Li.mahH362, where weretwelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147wellsעֵינֹ֥ת'ei.NotH5869of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and threescore and tenוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657palm treesתְּמָרִ֑יםte.ma.RimH8558:and they encampedוַיַּחֲנוּ־vai.ya.cha.nu-H2583there by the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

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