Exodus
Chapter 14
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Leningrad Codex, through the Open Scriptures Westminster Leningrad Codex. The written consonants are printed. A Masoretic reading is footnoted when it differs. No Dead Sea reading was substituted unless it was read from a fragment. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions are witnesses, not the default.
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1God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. spoke to Moses,
2“Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon. You shall camp opposite it, by the sea.
3Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are tangled in the land. The wilderness has closed them in.’
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Nevukhim is tangled, confused, with no clear way out.
4I will strengthen Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase them, and I will gain glory through Pharaoh and through all his army, and Egypt will know that I am God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary..” They did so.
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Chayil here is an armed company. “Army” is printed. In other sentences the same word can be worth, standing, or means. See the glossary.
5The king of Egypt was told that the people had fled. Pharaoh’s heart and his servants’ hearts turned against the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we sent Israel away from serving us?”
6He harnessed his chariot and took his people with him.
7He took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
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Shalishim are third men, officers of the chariotry. “Officers” is printed. A rank named “captain” is not added.
8God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. strengthened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he chased the sons of Israel. The sons of Israel were going out with a high hand.
9Egypt chased them and caught up with them, camped by the sea, all Pharaoh’s chariot horses, his riders, and his army, by Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
10Pharaoh came near. The sons of Israel lifted their eyes, and look, Egypt was marching after them. They were very afraid, and the sons of Israel cried out to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary..
11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you took us to die in the wilderness? What is this you have done to us, bringing us out of Egypt?
12Is this not the thing we told you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone, and let us serve Egypt’? It is better for us to serve Egypt than to die in the wilderness.”
13Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Station yourselves and see God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.’s rescue, which he will do for you today. The Egypt you have seen today, you will not see them again, ever.
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Yeshuat Yahweh is Yahweh’s rescue, the act of saving. “Salvation” as a later religious title is not printed.
14God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. will fight for you, and you will be silent.”
15God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the sons of Israel to journey on.
16You, lift your staff and stretch your hand over the sea and split it, and the sons of Israel shall go into the middle of the sea on dry ground.
17And I, look, I am strengthening Egypt’s heart, and they will go in after them, and I will gain glory through Pharaoh and through all his army, through his chariots and through his riders.
18Egypt will know that I am God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., when I gain glory through Pharaoh, through his chariots and through his riders.”
19The messenger of God who was going before the camp of Israel moved and went behind them. The column of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.
20It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, and it lit the night, and one did not come near the other all night.
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The cloud darkens one side and lights the other. The Hebrew names both the cloud with the darkness and the lighting of the night. Both are printed.
21Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. drove the sea with a strong east wind all night, and he made the sea into dry ground, and the waters were split.
22The sons of Israel went into the middle of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
23Egypt chased and went in after them, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his riders, into the middle of the sea.
24In the morning watch God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. looked down on the camp of Egypt from the column of fire and cloud, and he threw the camp of Egypt into confusion.
25He removed the wheels of their chariots and made them drive with difficulty. Egypt said, “Let me flee from Israel, because God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. is fighting for them against Egypt.”
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Leningrad says he removed the chariot wheels. The Greek says he bound them. The Greek wording is not printed.
26God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return on Egypt, on its chariots and on its riders.”
27Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at the turn of morning the sea returned to its steady flow. Egypt was fleeing toward it, and God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. shook Egypt off into the middle of the sea.
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Le-eitano is to its steady flow, its usual strength. Vayena’er is he shook them off.
28The waters returned and covered the chariots and the riders, the whole army of Pharaoh that had gone into the sea after them. Not one of them remained.
29The sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the middle of the sea, and the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
30God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. rescued Israel that day from Egypt’s hand. Israel saw Egypt dead on the shore of the sea.
31Israel saw the great hand that God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. had used against Egypt. The people feared God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary., and they trusted God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. and Moses his servant.