Exodus 14
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דַּבֵּר֮speakאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּso they may turn backוְיַחֲנוּ֙and they may encampלִפְנֵי֙to beforeפִּ֣יPi-הַחִירֹ֔תhahirothבֵּ֥יןbetweenמִגְדֹּ֖לMigdolוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַיָּ֑םthe seaלִפְנֵי֙to beforeבַּ֣עַלBaal-צְפֹ֔ןZephonנִכְח֥וֹopposite itתַחֲנ֖וּyou will encampעַל־atהַיָּֽם׃the sea
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וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣יand I will make strongאֶת־obj.לֵב־the heart ofפַּרְעֹה֮Pharaohוְרָדַ֣ףand he will pursueאַחֲרֵיהֶם֒after themוְאִכָּבְדָ֤הand I will gain honorבְּפַרְעֹה֙by Pharaohוּבְכָל־and by allחֵיל֔וֹarmy hisוְיָדְע֥וּand they will knowמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptכִּֽי־thatאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֑הam Yahwehוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־and they didכֵֽן׃so
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וַיֻּגַּד֙and it was toldלְמֶ֣לֶךְto the king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptכִּ֥יthatבָרַ֖חit had fledהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְand it was changedלְבַ֨בthe heart ofפַּרְעֹ֤הPharaohוַעֲבָדָיו֙and servants hisאֶל־toהָעָ֔םthe peopleוַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙and they saidמַה־what?זֹּ֣אתthisעָשִׂ֔ינוּhave we doneכִּֽי־thatשִׁלַּ֥חְנוּwe have let goאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelמֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃from serving us
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וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּand they pursuedמִצְרַ֜יִםEgyptאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םafter themוַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּand they overtookאוֹתָם֙obj. themחֹנִ֣יםencampedעַל־atהַיָּ֔םthe seaכָּל־everyסוּס֙the horse ofרֶ֣כֶבthe chariotry ofפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוand horsemen hisוְחֵיל֑וֹand army hisעַל־atפִּי֙Pi-הַֽחִירֹ֔תhahirothלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeבַּ֥עַלBaal-צְפֹֽן׃Zephon
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וּפַרְעֹ֖הand Pharaohהִקְרִ֑יבhe drew nearוַיִּשְׂאוּ֩and they lifted upבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לIsraelאֶת־obj.עֵינֵיהֶ֜םeyes theirוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!מִצְרַ֣יִם׀Egyptנֹסֵ֣עַwas marchingאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םafter themוַיִּֽירְאוּ֙and they were afraidמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּand they cried outבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאֶל־toיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮and they saidאֶל־toמֹשֶׁה֒Mosesהַֽמִבְּלִ֤י¿ because notאֵין־there notקְבָרִים֙were gravesבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםin Egyptלְקַחְתָּ֖נוּyou brought usלָמ֣וּתto dieבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wildernessמַה־what?זֹּאת֙thisעָשִׂ֣יתָhave you doneלָּ֔נוּto usלְהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּby bringing out usמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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הֲלֹא־¿ notזֶ֣הis thisהַדָּבָ֗רthe wordאֲשֶׁר֩whichדִּבַּ֨רְנוּwe spokeאֵלֶ֤יךָto youבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙in Egyptלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingחֲדַ֥לceaseמִמֶּ֖נּוּfrom usוְנַֽעַבְדָ֣הso let us serveאֶת־obj.מִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptכִּ֣יforט֥וֹבis betterלָ֙נוּ֙for usעֲבֹ֣דservingאֶת־obj.מִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptמִמֻּתֵ֖נוּthan to die usבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesאֶל־toהָעָם֮the peopleאַל־may notתִּירָאוּ֒you be afraidהִֽתְיַצְב֗וּstand firmוּרְאוּ֙and seeאֶת־obj.יְשׁוּעַ֣תthe deliverance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁר־whichיַעֲשֶׂ֥הhe will bring aboutלָכֶ֖םfor youהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayכִּ֗יforאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichרְאִיתֶ֤םyou have seenאֶת־obj.מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayלֹ֥אnotתֹסִ֛יפוּyou will repeatלִרְאֹתָ֥םto see themע֖וֹדagainעַד־untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וַיִּסַּ֞עand he set outמַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel ofהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godהַהֹלֵךְ֙who had been goingלִפְנֵי֙to beforeמַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיֵּ֖לֶךְand he wentמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םfrom behind themוַיִּסַּ֞עand it set outעַמּ֤וּדthe pillar ofהֶֽעָנָן֙the cloudמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םfrom before themוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖דand it stoodמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃from behind them
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וַיָּבֹ֞אand it wentבֵּ֣ין׀betweenמַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofמִצְרַ֗יִםEgyptוּבֵין֙and betweenמַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיְהִ֤יand it wasהֶֽעָנָן֙the cloudוְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְand the darknessוַיָּ֖אֶרand it lit upאֶת־obj.הַלָּ֑יְלָהthe nightוְלֹא־and notקָרַ֥בit drew nearזֶ֛הthisאֶל־toזֶ֖הthisכָּל־allהַלָּֽיְלָה׃the night
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וַיֵּ֨טand he stretched outמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesאֶת־obj.יָדוֹ֮hand hisעַל־overהַיָּם֒the seaוַיּ֣וֹלֶךְand he droveיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֶת־obj.הַ֠יָּםthe seaבְּר֨וּחַby a windקָדִ֤יםan east windעַזָּה֙strongכָּל־allהַלַּ֔יְלָהthe nightוַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he madeאֶת־obj.הַיָּ֖םthe seaלֶחָרָבָ֑הinto the dry groundוַיִּבָּקְע֖וּand they were dividedהַמָּֽיִם׃the waters
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וַיָּ֗סַרand he turned asideאֵ֚תobj.אֹפַ֣ןthe wheels ofמַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוchariots itsוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּand he caused to drive itבִּכְבֵדֻ֑תwith difficultyוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand it saidמִצְרַ֗יִםEgyptאָנ֙וּסָה֙let me fleeמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכִּ֣יforיְהוָ֔הYahwehנִלְחָ֥םis fightingלָהֶ֖םfor themבְּמִצְרָֽיִם פagainst Egypt
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וַיֵּט֩and he stretched outמֹשֶׁ֨הMosesאֶת־obj.יָד֜וֹhand hisעַל־overהַיָּ֗םthe seaוַיָּ֨שָׁבand it returnedהַיָּ֜םthe seaלִפְנ֥וֹתto the turning ofבֹּ֙קֶר֙morningלְאֵ֣יתָנ֔וֹto normal state itsוּמִצְרַ֖יִםand Egyptנָסִ֣יםwere fleeingלִקְרָאת֑וֹto meet itוַיְנַעֵ֧רand he shook offיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.מִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptבְּת֥וֹךְin the middle ofהַיָּֽם׃the sea
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וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּand they returnedהַמַּ֗יִםthe watersוַיְכַסּ֤וּand they coveredאֶת־obj.הָרֶ֙כֶב֙the chariotsוְאֶת־and obj.הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםthe horsemenלְכֹל֙to allחֵ֣ילthe army ofפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohהַבָּאִ֥יםwhich had goneאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םafter themבַּיָּ֑םin the seaלֹֽא־notנִשְׁאַ֥רit remainedבָּהֶ֖םamong themעַד־up toאֶחָֽד׃one
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וַיַּ֨רְאand it sawיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶת־obj.הַיָּ֣דthe handהַגְּדֹלָ֗הthe greatאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשָׂ֤הhe had usedיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםon Egyptוַיִּֽירְא֥וּand they fearedהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּֽאֲמִ֙ינוּ֙and they believedבַּֽיהוָ֔הin Yahwehוּבְמֹשֶׁ֖הand in Mosesעַבְדּֽוֹ׃ פservant his
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