Revised Version 1895

Exodus 14:9-23

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.

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