And you,וְאַתָּהlift upהָרֵםyour staffאֶת מַטְּךָand stretch outוּנְטֵהyour handאֶת יָדְךָoverעַלthe seaהַיָּםand split it,וּבְקָעֵהוּso that the sonsוְ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלmay goיָבֹאוּinto the midstבְּתוֹךְof the seaהַיָּםon dry ground.בַּיַּבָּשָׁה
Exodus 14:16
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 14:16, word by word
- lift upהָרֵםharem
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “harem” appears- your staffמַטְּmat
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mat” appears- and stretch outנְטֵהnete
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nete” appears- your handיָדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and split itבְקָעֵvekae
split
To cleave something in two, like wood or the sea.
Where else “vekae” appears- so that the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- may goיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- into the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- on dry groundיַּבָּשָׁהyabasha
dry land
What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.
Where else “yabasha” appears
The context
15YHWH said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the sons of Israel, that they move on.
16 · This verse (above)
17And I, look, I am making the heart of the Egyptians obstinate, so that they will go in after them; and I will gain glory over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.