Parasha: Beshalach · Aliyah: First (Chesed)

Exodus 13:17–14:8
י"ג:י"ז וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח פַּרְעֹה֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וְלֹא־נָחָ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים דֶּ֚רֶךְ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֥י קָר֖וֹב ה֑וּא כִּ֣י ׀ אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָעָ֛ם בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְשָׁ֥בוּ מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃
13:17 Now when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although it was nearer; for God said, “The people may have a change of heart when they see war, and return to Egypt.”
13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said: 'Lest the people regret when they see war, and they return to Egypt.’
י"ג:י"ז וַהֲוָה כַּד שַׁלַח פַּרְעֹה יָת עַמָא וְלָא דַבָּרִינוּן יְיָ אֹרַח אַרְעָא פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲרֵי קָרִיבָא הוּא אֲרֵי אֲמַר יְיָ דִילְמָא יְזוּעוּן עַמָא בְּמֶחֱזֵיהוֹן קְרָבָא וִיתוּבוּן לְמִצְרָיִם:
י"ג:י"ח וַיַּסֵּ֨ב אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶת־הָעָ֛ם דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יַם־ס֑וּף וַחֲמֻשִׁ֛ים עָל֥וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
13:18 So God led the people round about, by way of the wilderness at the Sea of Reeds. Now the Israelites went up armeddMeaning of Heb. ḥamushim uncertain. out of the land of Egypt.
13:18 But God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
י"ג:י"ח וְאַסְחַר יְיָ יָת עַמָא אֹרַח מַדְבְּרָא יַמָא דְסוּף וּמְזָרְזִין סְלִיקוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם:
י"ג:י"ט וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת יוֹסֵ֖ף עִמּ֑וֹ כִּי֩ הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ הִשְׁבִּ֜יעַ אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פָּקֹ֨ד יִפְקֹ֤ד אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧ם אֶת־עַצְמֹתַ֛י מִזֶּ֖ה אִתְּכֶֽם׃
13:19 And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had exacted an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will be sure to take notice of you: then you shall carry up my bones from here with you.”
13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had surely sworn the children of Israel, saying: ‘God will surely remember you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.’
י"ג:י"ט וְאַסִיק משֶׁה יָת גַרְמֵי יוֹסֵף עִמֵהּ אֲרֵי אוֹמָאָה אוֹמִי יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵימָר מִדְכַּר דְכִיר יְיָ יָתְכוֹן וְתַסְקוּן יָת גַרְמַי מִכָּא עִמְכוֹן:
י"ג:כ׳ וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְאֵתָ֔ם בִּקְצֵ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃
13:20 They set out from Succoth, and encamped at Etham, at the edge of the wilderness.
13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
י"ג:כ׳ וּנְטָלוּ מִסֻכּוֹת וּשְׁרוֹ בְאֵתָם בִּסְטַר מַדְבְּרָא:
י"ג:כ"א וַֽיהוָ֡ה הֹלֵךְ֩ לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם יוֹמָ֜ם בְּעַמּ֤וּד עָנָן֙ לַנְחֹתָ֣ם הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְלַ֛יְלָה בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֑ם לָלֶ֖כֶת יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃
13:21 The LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud by day, to guide them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, that they might travel day and night.
13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:
י"ג:כ"א וַיְיָ מְדַבַּר קָדָמֵיהוֹן בִּימָמָא בְּעַמוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא לְדַבָּרוּתְהוֹן בְּאוֹרְחָא וְלֵילְיָא בְּעַמוּדָא דְאֶשָׁתָא לְאַנְהָרָא לְהוֹן לְמֵיזַל בִּימָמָא וּבְלֵילְיָא:
י"ג:כ"ב לֹֽא־יָמִ֞ישׁ עַמּ֤וּד הֶֽעָנָן֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְעַמּ֥וּד הָאֵ֖שׁ לָ֑יְלָה לִפְנֵ֖י הָעָֽם׃ (פ)
13:22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
13:22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
י"ג:כ"ב לָא יַעֲדֵי עַמוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא בִּימָמָא וְאַף לָא עַמוּדָא דְאֶשָׁתָא בְּלֵילְיָא קֳדָם עַמָא:
י"ד:א׳ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
14:1 The LORD said to Moses:
14:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
י"ד:א׳ וּמַלֵיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר:
י"ד:ב׳ דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ וְיַחֲנוּ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ פִּ֣י הַחִירֹ֔ת בֵּ֥ין מִגְדֹּ֖ל וּבֵ֣ין הַיָּ֑ם לִפְנֵי֙ בַּ֣עַל צְפֹ֔ן נִכְח֥וֹ תַחֲנ֖וּ עַל־הַיָּֽם׃
14:2 Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea.
14:2 ’Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon, over against it shall ye encamp by the sea.
י"ד:ב׳ מַלֵיל עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיתוּבוּן וְיִשְׁרוּן קֳדָם פּוּם חִירָתָא בֵּין מִגְדוֹל וּבֵין יַמָא קֳדָם בְּעֵיל צְפוֹן לְקִבְלֵהּ תִּשְׁרוּן עַל יַמָא:
י"ד:ג׳ וְאָמַ֤ר פַּרְעֹה֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְבֻכִ֥ים הֵ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ סָגַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃
14:3 Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, “They are astray in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.”
14:3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel: They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
י"ד:ג׳ וְיֵימַר פַּרְעֹה עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מְעַרְבְּלִין אִנוּן בְּאַרְעָא אֲחַד עֲלֵיהוֹן מַדְבְּרָא:
י"ד:ד׳ וְחִזַּקְתִּ֣י אֶת־לֵב־פַּרְעֹה֮ וְרָדַ֣ף אַחֲרֵיהֶם֒ וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה בְּפַרְעֹה֙ וּבְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ וְיָדְע֥וּ מִצְרַ֖יִם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן׃
14:4 Then I will stiffen Pharaoh’s heart and he will pursue them, that I may gain glory through Pharaoh and all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD. And they did so.
14:4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.’ And they did so.
י"ד:ד׳ וְאַתְקֵף יָת לִבָּא דְפַרְעֹה וְיִרְדַף בַּתְרֵיהוֹן וְאֶתְיַקַר בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל מַשִׁרְיָתֵהּ וְיִדְעוּן מִצְרָאֵי אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ וַעֲבָדוּ כֵן:
י"ד:ה׳ וַיֻּגַּד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֥י בָרַ֖ח הָעָ֑ם וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ לְבַ֨ב פַּרְעֹ֤ה וַעֲבָדָיו֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם וַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙ מַה־זֹּ֣את עָשִׂ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־שִׁלַּ֥חְנוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃
14:5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his courtiers had a change of heart about the people and said, “What is this we have done, releasing Israel from our service?”
14:5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and they said: ‘What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
י"ד:ה׳ וְאִתְחַוָא לְמַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם אֲרֵי אֲזַל עַמָא וְאִתְהֲפִיךְ לִבָּא דְפַרְעֹה וְעַבְדוֹהִי לְעַמָא וַאֲמָרוּ מָא דָא עֲבַדְנָא אֲרֵי שַׁלַחְנָא יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפָּלְחָנָנָא:
י"ד:ו׳ וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לָקַ֥ח עִמּֽוֹ׃
14:6 He orderedaSee on Gen. 46.29. his chariot and took his men with him;
14:6 And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him.
י"ד:ו׳ וְטַקִיס יָת רְתִכֵּהּ וְיָת עַמֵהּ דַבַּר עִמֵהּ:
י"ד:ז׳ וַיִּקַּ֗ח שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת רֶ֙כֶב֙ בָּח֔וּר וְכֹ֖ל רֶ֣כֶב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם עַל־כֻּלּֽוֹ׃
14:7 he took six hundred of his picked chariots, and the rest of the chariots of Egypt, with officersbHeb. shalish; originally “third man on royal chariot”; hence “adjutant,” “officer.” in all of them.
14:7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
י"ד:ז׳ וּדְבַר שִׁתְּ מְאָה רְתִכִּין בְּחִירָן וְכֹל רְתִכֵּי מִצְרָאֵי וְגִבָּרִין מְמַנָן עַל כֻּלְהוֹן:
י"ד:ח׳ וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶת־לֵ֤ב פַּרְעֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֹצְאִ֖ים בְּיָ֥ד רָמָֽה׃
14:8 The LORD stiffened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he gave chase to the Israelites. As the Israelites were departing defiantly,cLit. “with upraised hand.”
14:8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.
י"ד:ח׳ וְאַתְקֵף יְיָ יָת לִבָּא דְפַרְעֹה מַלְכָּא דְמִצְרַיִם וּרְדַף בָּתַר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְפָקוּ בְּרֵישׁ גְלִי:

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