“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthat they turn backוְיָשֻׁבוּand campוְיַחֲנוּbeforeלִפְנֵיPi-hahiroth,פִּי הַחִירֹתbetweenבֵּיןMigdolמִגְדֹּלandוּבֵיןthe sea,הַיָּםbeforeלִפְנֵיBaal-zephon;בַּעַל צְפֹןopposite itנִכְחוֹyou shall camp,תַחֲנוּbyעַלthe sea.הַיָּם
Exodus 14:2
Study it in the app““Speak to the sons of Israel, that they turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; opposite it you shall camp, by the sea.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 14:2, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- that they turn backיָשֻׁבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- and campיַחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Pi-hahirothפִּיpi
Pi-hahiroth
Pi-hahiroth, a place in Egypt by the sea, where Israel camped before crossing.
Where else “pi” appears- Migdolמִגְדֹּלmigdol
Migdol
Migdol, "tower": a fortified post on the border of Egypt.
Where else “migdol” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- Baal-zephonבַּעַלbaal
Baal-zephon
Baal-zephon, a place in Egypt by the sea; it bears the name of a Canaanite god.
Where else “baal” appears- opposite itנִכְחnichch
opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “nichch” appears
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.’