Revised Version 1895

Exodus 14

1And theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that theyturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725backH7725andencampוְיַחֲנוּ֙ve.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Pi-hahirothH6367,betweenH996Migdolמִגְדֹּ֖לmig.DolH4024and theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Baal-zephonH1189: overagainstעַל־'al-H5921it shall yeencampתַחֲנ֖וּta.cha.NuH2583by theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

3AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547willsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, They are entangled in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057hathshutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462them in.

4And I willhardenוְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יve.chi.zak.TiH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820, and he shallfollowH310afterH310them; and I will getmeH310honour uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547, and uponallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his host; and theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And theydidוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.

5And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד֙vai.yu.GadH5046thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714that thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werefledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272: and theheartלְבַ֨בle.VavH3824ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547and of hisservantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650waschangedוַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְVai.ye.ha.fekhH2015towards thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙vai.yo.m.RuH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisweכִּ֥יkiH3588havedoneעָשִׂ֔ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213, thatweכִּֽי־ki-H3588haveletH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֥חְנוּshi.Lach.nuH7971fromservingמֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃me.'a.ve.De.nuH5647usאֶל־'el-H413?

6And hemadeH631readyH631hischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393, andtookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971with him:

7and hetookH3947sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967chosenH3947chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thechariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and captains overallכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605of them.

8And theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֣קvay.cha.ZekH2388theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and hepursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֕ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, for thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318with anhighרָמָֽה׃ra.MahH7311handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

9And theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,allכָּל־kol-H3605thehorsesסוּס֙susH5483andchariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and hishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571, and hisarmyוְחֵיל֑וֹve.chei.LoH2428, andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381them encamping by theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,besideH5921Pi-hahirothH6367,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Baal-zephonH1189.

10And whenPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547drewהִקְרִ֑יבhik.RivH7126nigh, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩vai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֜ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֣יִם׀mitz.Ra.yimH4713marchedafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and they were soreafraidוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙vai.yi.re.'UH3372: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817outנֹסֵ֣עַno.Se.a'H5265unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872,BecauseH413there werenoאֵין־'ein-H369gravesקְבָרִים֙ke.va.RimH6913inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, hast thoutakenH3947usH413awayH3947todieלָמ֣וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? wherefore hast thou dealtthusH4191withusH413, tobringH3318usH413forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12IsnotH3808this thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatweH3588spake unto thee inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH3808usH413aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308, thatweH3588mayserveוְנַֽעַבְדָ֣הve.na.'av.DahH5647theEgyptiansH4714? For it werebetterט֥וֹבTovH2896forusH413toserveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647theEgyptiansH4714,thanמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480thatweH3588shoulddieמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּmi.mu.Te.nuH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372yenotH3808,standהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּhit.yatz.VuH3320stillH5750, andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200thesalvationיְשׁוּעַ֣תye.shu.'AtH3444of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he will work foryouH834todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: for theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713whomH834ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֤םre.'i.TemH7200todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, ye shallseeלִרְאֹתָ֥םlir.'o.TamH7200themagainע֖וֹדodH5750noH3808moreH5750foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallfightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898foryouוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859, and ye shall hold your peace.

15And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Wherefore criest thou untomeH413?speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theygoH5265forwardH5265.

16AndliftH7311thouupH7311thyrodמַטְּךָ֗ma.te.KhaH4294, andstretchוּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.TehH5186outH5186thinehandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027over theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220, anddivideוּבְקָעֵ֑הוּu.ve.ka.'E.huH1234it: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallgoוְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935intoH935themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ondryבַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004.

17And I,beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willhardenמְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.ZekH2388theheartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713, and they shallgoוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935inafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: and I willgetH935meH935honouruponH935Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'OhH6547, anduponH935allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his host,uponH935hischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, anduponH935hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

18And theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713shallknowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I have gottenmeאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589honour uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֔הbe.far.'OhH6547, upon hischariotsבְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, and upon hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

19And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, whichwentהַהֹלֵךְ֙ha.ho.leKhH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,removedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265andwentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and thepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051removedוַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'H5265frombeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, andstoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:

20and itcameH935betweenH996thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and there was thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051and thedarknessוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְve.ha.Cho.shekhH2822, yetgaveוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961itlightוַיָּ֖אֶרvai.Ya.'erH215bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915: and the onecameH935notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808nearקָרַ֥בka.RavH7126theotherH2088allכָּל־kol-H3605thenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186outH5186hishandיָדוֹ֮ya.DoH3027over theseaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220; and theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068caused theseaהַ֠יָּםHai.yomH3220to gobackH5186by astrongעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5794eastקָדִ֤יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֨וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307allכָּל־kol-H3605thenightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, andmadeוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220dryלֶחָרָבָ֑הle.cha.ra.VahH2724landH2724, and thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325weredividedוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּvai.yi.ba.ke.'UH1234.

22And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935intoH935themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220uponH935thedryבַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הbai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004: and thewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325were awallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346unto them on theirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225, and on theirleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃u.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

23And theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291, andwentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935inafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310themintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֖וֹךְTokhH8432of theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547horsesס֣וּסsusH5483, hischariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393, and hishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֑יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ףvai.yash.KefH8259forthuponH1961thehostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713throughאֶל־'el-H413thepillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784and ofcloudוְעָנָ֑ןve.'a.NanH6051, and discomfited thehostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

25And hetookH5493offH5493theirchariotמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818wheelsאֹפַ֣ן'o.FanH212, that they drave them heavily:soH3588that theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, LetusH3588fleeאָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahH5127from thefaceH6440ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068fighteth for themagainstH6440theEgyptiansבְּמִצְרָֽיִם פbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֥הne.TehH5186outH5186thinehandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027over theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, that thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325maycomeH7725againH7725uponH5921theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,uponH5921theirchariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393, anduponH5921theirhorsemenפָּרָשָֽׁיו׃pa.ra.ShavH6571.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186forth hishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027over theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220, and theseaהַיָּ֜םhai.YamH3220returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toitsH853strengthH3027when themorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242appeared; and theEgyptiansוּמִצְרַ֖יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714fledנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127againstעַל־'al-H5921it; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068overthrewוַיְנַעֵ֧רvay.na.'ErH5287theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

28And thewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֤וּvay.kha.SuH3680thechariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393, and thehorsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,evenעַד־'ad-H5704allH3605the host ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547thatwentH935inafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310themintoH935theseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220; thereremainedנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604notH3808soH3808muchH3605as one of them.

29But thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980upondryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220; and thewatersוְהַמַּ֤יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325were awallחֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346unto them on theirrightמִֽימִינָ֖םmi.mi.NamH3225handH3225, and on theirleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽםu.mi.se.mo.LamH8040.

30ThusH4191theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֨וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117outH5921of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deadמֵ֖תmetH4191uponH5921theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

31AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thegreatהַגְּדֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419workwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213uponH7200theEgyptiansבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theybelievedוַיַּֽאֲמִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, and in hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃ פav.DoH5650Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁ֖הu.ve.mo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Exodus 14

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