EXO 14:27 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) So Mosheh stretched his arm out over the sea, and as the day broke, the sea began to return to its normal place. The Egyptians turned and fled before its impact but Yahweh shook the Egyptians off their horses and chariots in the middle of the sea.

Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And Moses reached out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned before the face of the morning to its normal place, and the Egyptians fled before its impact. And Yahweh shook off the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

UST So Moses stretched out his arm above the sea, and the water returned to its normal level just before dawn. The Egyptians tried to escape, but Yahweh hurled them back into the sea.

BSB So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEB Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

WMB Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. The LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

NET So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state when the sun began to rise. Now the Egyptians were fleeing before it, but the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

LSV And Moses stretches out his hand toward the sea, and the sea turns back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and YHWH shakes off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,

FBV So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to normal. As the Egyptians retreated, the Lord swept them into the sea.

T4T So Moses/I stretched out his/my arm, and as the sun was rising, the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape, but Yahweh hurled them back into the sea.

LEB And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned at daybreak[fn] to its normal level, andthe Egyptians were fleeing because of it,[fn] and Yahweh sweptthe Egyptians into the middle of the sea.

?:? Literally “at the turning of morning”

?:? Literally “to/for/from the meeting of it”

BBE And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, at dawn the sea came flowing back, meeting the Egyptians in their flight, and the Lord sent destruction on the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

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JPS And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

ASV And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

DRA And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away, the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves.

YLT And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and the sea turneth back, at the turning of the morning, to its perennial flow, and the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, and Jehovah shaketh off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,

DBY And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength toward the morning; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overturned the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.

RV And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

WBS And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

KJB And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.[fn]
(And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.)

14.27 overthrew: Heb. shook off

BB And Moyses stretched foorth his hand ouer the sea, and it came agayne to his course early in the mornyng, and the Egyptians fled agaynst it: and the Lorde ouerthrewe the Egyptians in the middest of the sea.
(And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and it came again to his course early in the morning, and the Egyptians fled against it: and the Lord ouerthrewe the Egyptians in the middest of the sea.)

GNV Then Moses stretched forth his hand vpon the Sea, and the Sea returned to his force early in the morning, and the Egyptians fled against it: but the Lord ouerthrew the Egyptians in the mids of the Sea.
(Then Moses stretched forth his hand upon the Sea, and the Sea returned to his force early in the morning, and the Egyptians fled against it: but the Lord ouerthrew the Egyptians in the mids of the Sea. )

CB Then Moses stretched out his hande ouer the see, and the see came agayne before daye in his course and strength, and the Egipcians fled agaynst it. Thus the LORDE ouerthrew them in the myddest of the see,
(Then Moses stretched out his hand over the see, and the sea came again before day in his course and strength, and the Egyptians fled against it. Thus the LORD ouerthrew them in the myddest of the see,)

WYC And whanne Moises hadde hold forth the hoond ayens the see, it turnede ayen first in the morewtid to the formere place; and whanne Egipcians fledden, the watris camen ayen, and the Lord wlappide hem in the myddis of the floodis.
(And when Moses had hold forth the hand against the see, it turned ayen first in the morning to the formere place; and when Egyptians fledden, the waters came again, and the Lord wlappide them in the myddis of the floodis.)

LUT Da reckte Mose seine Hand aus über das Meer; und das Meer kam wieder vor Morgens in seinen Strom, und die Ägypter flohen ihm entgegen. Also stürzte sie der HErr mitten ins Meer,
(So reckte Mose his Hand out of above the Meer; and the sea came again before/in_front_of Morgens in his Strom, and the Ägypter flohen him entgegen. So stürzte they/she/them the LORD mitten into_the Meer,)

CLV Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare, reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum: fugientibusque Ægyptiis occurrerunt aquæ, et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus.
(Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare, reversum it_is primo diluculo to priorem locum: fugientibusque Ægyptiis occurrerunt aquæ, and involvit them Master in mediis fluctibus. )

BRN And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the water returned to its place toward day; and the Egyptians fled [fn]from the water, and the Lord shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

14:27 Lit. under.

BrLXX Ἐξέτεινε δὲ Μωυσῆς τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ἀπεκατέστη τὸ ὕδωρ πρὸς ἡμέραν ἐπὶ χώρας· οἱ δὲ Αἰγύπτιοι ἔφυγον ὑπὸ τὸ ὕδωρ· καὶ ἐξετίναξε Κύριος τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους μέσον τῆς θαλάσοης.
(Exeteine de Mōusaʸs taʸn ⱪeira epi taʸn thalassan, kai apekatestaʸ to hudōr pros haʸmeran epi ⱪōras; hoi de Aiguptioi efugon hupo to hudōr; kai exetinaxe Kurios tous Aiguptious meson taʸs thalasoaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֵּט֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה אֶת־יָד֜⁠וֹ עַל־הַ⁠יָּ֗ם

and,stretched_out Mosheh DOM his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=sea

See note in the introduction to chapter 8 regarding the hand and staff.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנ֥וֹת בֹּ֨קֶר֙

at,appeared dawn

Here, before the face of means “before the occurrence of.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “before it was morning”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יְנַעֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּ⁠ת֥וֹךְ הַ⁠יָּֽם

and,swept YHWH DOM from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s in_the=middle the=sea

Here, Yahweh is pictured as acting toward the Egyptians as if they were dirt or dust on his clothing that he shakes to be rid of them. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and Yahweh threw the Egyptians back into the middle of the sea”

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