Revised Version 1895

Exodus 14:1-14

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.

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