Exodus 14:15

“YHWH said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the sons of Israel, that they move on.”

Exodus 14:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:15, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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do you cry outתִּצְעַקtitsak

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

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Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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that they move onיִסָּעוּyisau

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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The context

14YHWH will fight for you, and you will keep silent.”

15 · This verse (above)

16And you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and split it, so that the sons of Israel may go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

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