Category Archives: Exodus

אָ֤ז נִבְהֲלוּ֙ אַלּוּפֵ֣י אֱדֹ֔ום אֵילֵ֣י מֹואָ֔ב יֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מֹו רָ֑עַד נָמֹ֕גוּ כֹּ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י כְנָֽעַן׃ Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified; the leaders of Moab trembled. Panic gripped them; all the inhabitants of Kenaʿan melted away.   Morphology אָ֤ז (ʾaz) – Root: … Continue reading →

שָֽׁמְע֥וּ עַמִּ֖ים יִרְגָּז֑וּן חִ֣יל אָחַ֔ז יֹשְׁבֵ֖י פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃ The peoples heard; they trembled. Anguish seized the inhabitants of Philistia.   Morphology שָֽׁמְע֥וּ (shamʿu) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, third person plural; Translation: “They heard”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

נָחִ֥יתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ֖ עַם־ז֣וּ גָּאָ֑לְתָּ נֵהַ֥לְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֖ אֶל־נְוֵ֥ה קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ You led in Your lovingkindness the people You redeemed; You guided them in Your strength to Your holy dwelling.   Morphology נָחִ֥יתָ (naḥita) – Root: נחה (n-ḥ-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, perfect, second … Continue reading →

נָטִ֨יתָ֙ יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ תִּבְלָעֵ֖מֹו אָֽרֶץ׃ You stretched out Your right hand; the earth swallowed them.   Morphology נָטִ֨יתָ֙ (natita) – Root: נטה (n-t-h); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, second person masculine singular; Translation: “You stretched out”; Notes: Refers to a decisive act … Continue reading →

מִֽי־כָמֹ֤כָה בָּֽאֵלִם֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִ֥י כָּמֹ֖כָה נֶאְדָּ֣ר בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ נֹורָ֥א תְהִלֹּ֖ת עֹ֥שֵׂה פֶֽלֶא׃ Who is like You among the mighty, O YHWH? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awe-inspiring in praises, working wonders?   Morphology מִֽי־כָמֹ֤כָה (mi-kamokha) – Root: כמֹו (k-m-w); … Continue reading →

נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ֖ כִּסָּ֣מֹו יָ֑ם צָֽלֲלוּ֙ כַּֽעֹופֶ֔רֶת בְּמַ֖יִם אַדִּירִֽים׃ You blew with Your wind; the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.   Morphology נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ (nashaphta) – Root: נשׁף (n-sh-p); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 2ms; Translation: “You … Continue reading →

אָמַ֥ר אֹויֵ֛ב אֶרְדֹּ֥ף אַשִּׂ֖יג אֲחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָ֑ל תִּמְלָאֵ֣מֹו נַפְשִׁ֔י אָרִ֣יק חַרְבִּ֔י תֹּורִישֵׁ֖מֹו יָדִֽי׃ The enemy said, “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied on them; I will draw my sword, my hand … Continue reading →

וּבְר֤וּחַ אַפֶּ֨יךָ֙ נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ מַ֔יִם נִצְּב֥וּ כְמֹו־נֵ֖ד נֹזְלִ֑ים קָֽפְא֥וּ תְהֹמֹ֖ת בְּלֶב־יָֽם׃ And with the breath of Your nostrils, the waters were heaped up; the flowing waters stood like a heap; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּבְרֹ֥ב גְּאֹונְךָ֖ תַּהֲרֹ֣ס קָמֶ֑יךָ תְּשַׁלַּח֙ חֲרֹ֣נְךָ֔ יֹאכְלֵ֖מֹו כַּקַּֽשׁ׃ And in the greatness of your majesty, you overthrow those who rise against you; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble.   Morphology וּבְרֹ֥ב (u’vrōv) – Root: רבב (r-v-v); … Continue reading →

יְמִֽינְךָ֣ יְהוָ֔ה נֶאְדָּרִ֖י בַּכֹּ֑חַ יְמִֽינְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה תִּרְעַ֥ץ אֹויֵֽב׃ Your right hand, YHWH, is glorious in power; your right hand, YHWH, crushes the enemy.   Morphology יְמִֽינְךָ֣ (yeminkha) – Root: ימן (y-m-n); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: … Continue reading →

תְּהֹמֹ֖ת יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ יָרְד֥וּ בִמְצֹולֹ֖ת כְּמֹו־אָֽבֶן׃ The depths covered them; they sank into the depths like a stone.   Morphology תְּהֹמֹ֖ת (tehomot) – Root: תהם (t-h-m); Form: Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “The depths”; Notes: Refers to the deep waters or … Continue reading →

מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת פַּרְעֹ֛ה וְחֵילֹ֖ו יָרָ֣ה בַיָּ֑ם וּמִבְחַ֥ר שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו טֻבְּע֥וּ בְיַם־סֽוּף׃ The chariots of Parʿo and his army He cast into the sea, and the elite of his officers sank in the Sea of Suf.   Morphology מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת (markəvot) – Root: רכב … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה יְהוָ֖ה שְׁמֹֽו׃ YHWH is a man of war; YHWH is His name.   Morphology יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper Noun; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: The covenant name of God. אִ֣ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-sh); … Continue reading →

עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֔הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה זֶ֤ה אֵלִי֙ וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י אָבִ֖י וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃ My strength and my song is YH, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, the God of my father, and I … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יָשִֽׁיר־מֹשֶׁה֩ וּבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר אָשִׁ֤ירָה לַֽיהוָה֙ כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְבֹ֖ו רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃ Then Moshe and the children of Yisraʾel sang this song to YHWH, and they said, “I will sing to YHWH, for He is … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־הַיָּ֣ד הַגְּדֹלָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּֽאֲמִ֨ינוּ֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וּבְמֹשֶׁ֖ה עַבְדֹּֽו׃ And Yisra’el saw the great hand which YHWH had done against Mitsrayim, and the people feared YHWH, and they believed in YHWH and in Moshe … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨ושַׁע יְהוָ֜ה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֛וּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיַּ֤רְא יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם מֵ֖ת עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃ And YHWH saved Yisraʾel that day from the hand of Mitsrayim, and Yisraʾel saw Mitsrayim dead on the shore of the sea.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨ושַׁע (vayyoshaʿ) – … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיָּ֑ם וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃ But the sons of Yisraʾel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ הַמַּ֗יִם וַיְכַסּ֤וּ אֶת־הָרֶ֨כֶב֙ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים לְכֹל֙ חֵ֣יל פַּרְעֹ֔ה הַבָּאִ֥ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם בַּיָּ֑ם לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַ֥ר בָּהֶ֖ם עַד־אֶחָֽד׃ And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, all the army of Parʿo that came after them into the sea. Not one of … Continue reading →

וַיֵּט֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה אֶת־יָדֹ֜ו עַל־הַיָּ֗ם וַיָּ֨שָׁב הַיָּ֜ם לִפְנֹ֥ות בֹּ֨קֶר֙ לְאֵ֣יתָנֹ֔ו וּמִצְרַ֖יִם נָסִ֣ים לִקְרָאתֹ֑ו וַיְנַעֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַיָּֽם׃ And Moshe stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal flow at daybreak, and Mitsrayim was fleeing … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה נְטֵ֥ה אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ עַל־הַיָּ֑ם וְיָשֻׁ֤בוּ הַמַּ֨יִם֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם עַל־רִכְבֹּ֖ו וְעַל־פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃ And YHWH said to Moshe, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return upon Mitsrayim, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֗סַר אֵ֚ת אֹפַ֣ן מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּ בִּכְבֵדֻ֑ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִצְרַ֗יִם אָנ֨וּסָה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחָ֥ם לָהֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ And He removed the wheels of their chariots and caused them to drive heavily, and Mitsrayim said, “Let us flee from before Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ וְעָנָ֑ן וַיָּ֕הָם אֵ֖ת מַחֲנֵ֥ה מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And it came to pass in the morning watch that YHWH looked down upon the camp of Mitsrayim through the pillar of fire and cloud, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֚ל ס֣וּס פַּרְעֹ֔ה רִכְבֹּ֖ו וּפָרָשָׁ֑יו אֶל־תֹּ֖וךְ הַיָּֽם׃ And the Mitsrayim pursued and came after them, all the horses of Parʿo, his chariots, and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.   Morphology וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ (vayyirdəfu) – … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃ The sons of Yisraʾel came into the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.   … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨ט מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶת־יָדֹו֮ עַל־הַיָּם֒ וַיֹּ֣ולֶךְ יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־֠הַיָּם בְּר֨וּחַ קָדִ֤ים עַזָּה֙ כָּל־הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם לֶחָרָבָ֑ה וַיִּבָּקְע֖וּ הַמָּֽיִם׃ And Moshe stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH drove the sea back with a strong east wind all night, and He … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֞א בֵּ֣ין מַחֲנֵ֣ה מִצְרַ֗יִם וּבֵין֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְהִ֤י הֶֽעָנָן֙ וְהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ וַיָּ֖אֶר אֶת־הַלָּ֑יְלָה וְלֹא־קָרַ֥ב זֶ֛ה אֶל־זֶ֖ה כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ And it came between the camp of Mitsrayim and the camp of Yisra’el. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light … Continue reading →

וַיִּסַּ֞ע מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים הַהֹלֵךְ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּסַּ֞ע עַמּ֤וּד הֶֽעָנָן֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖ד מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ Then the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Yisraʾel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before … Continue reading →

וְיָדְע֥וּ מִצְרַ֖יִם כִּי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י בְּפַרְעֹ֔ה בְּרִכְבֹּ֖ו וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ And Mitsrayim will know that I am YHWH when I am glorified through Parʿo, through his chariots, and through his horsemen.”   Morphology וְיָדְע֥וּ (veyadʿu) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מְחַזֵּק֙ אֶת־לֵ֣ב מִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָבֹ֖אוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה בְּפַרְעֹה֙ וּבְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו בְּרִכְבֹּ֖ו וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ And I, behold, I will harden the heart of Mitsrayim, and they will go after them. And I will be glorified through Parʿo, through all his army, through … Continue reading →