The New Jew: A Field Guide

Hebrew

וַיִּרְאוּ מְאֹד וַיִּצְעֲקוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהֹוָה: וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הֲמִבְּלִי אֵין־
קְבָרִים בְּמִצְרַיִם לְקַחְתָּנוּ לָמוּת בַּמִּדְבָּר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ לְהוֹצִיאָנוּ
מִמִּצְרָיִם: הֲלֹא־זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּמִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר חֲדַל מִמֶּנּוּ
וְנַעַבְדָה אֶת־מִצְרָיִם כִּי טוֹב לָנוּ עֲבֹד אֶת־מִצְרַיִם מִמֻּתֵנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר: וַיֹּאמֶר
מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה לָכֶם
הַיּוֹם כִּי אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֶת־מִצְרַיִם הַיּוֹם לֹא תֹסִפוּ לִרְאֹתָם עוֹד עַד־עוֹלָם:
יְהֹוָה יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם וְאַתֶּם תַּחֲרִישׁוּן:

Sephardi

Vayir'u me'od vayitz'aku venei-Yisrael el-Adonai: vayomru el-Moshe hamibli ein-
kevarim beMitzrayim lekachtanu lamut bamidbar mah-zot asita lanu lehotzi'anu
miMitzrayim: halo-zeh hadavar asher dibarnu elecha beMitzrayim leimor chadal mimenu
vena'avdah et-Mitzrayim ki tov lanu avod et-Mitzrayim mimutenu bamidbar: vayomer
Moshe el-ha'am al-tir'u hityatzvu ur'u et-yeshu'at Adonai asher-ya'aseh lachem
hayom ki asher re'item et-Mitzrayim hayom lo tosifu lir'otam od ad-olam:
Adonai yilachem lachem ve'atem tacharishun:

English

behind them. They were very much afraid - and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, "Does Egypt lack graves, that you have brought us to die in the desert? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not exactly what we told you when we were still there - 'Leave us be, just let us serve Egypt, for it is better for us to serve Egypt than to die in the desert!'" But Moses said to the people, "Do not fear. Stand here and witness the salvation that the LORD will perform for you today; for as you see the Egyptians today, you will not see them again as long as you live. The LORD will wage war for you, and you need only remain silent."

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מַה־תִּצְעַק אֵלָי דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִסָּעוּ: וְאַתָּה
הָרֵם אֶת־מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵה אֶת־יָדְךָ עַל־הַיָּם וּבְקָעֵהוּ וְיָבֹאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם
בַּיַּבָּשָׁה: וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מְחַזֵּק אֶת־לֵב מִצְרַיִם וְיָבֹאוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְאִכָּבְדָה בְּפַרְעֹה
וּבְכָל־חֵילוֹ בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו: וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהֹוָה בְּהִכָּבְדִי בְּפַרְעֹה
בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו: וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים הַהֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵי מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּלֶךְ
מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּסַּע עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיַּעֲמֹד מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם: וַיָּבֹא בֵּין ׀ מַחֲנֵה
מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי הֶעָנָן וְהַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיָּאֶר אֶת־הַלָּיְלָה וְלֹא־קָרַב
זֶה אֶל־זֶה כָּל־הַלָּיְלָה: וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־הַיָּם וַיּוֹלֶךְ יְהֹוָה ׀ אֶת־הַיָּם
בְּרוּחַ קָדִים עַזָּה כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַיָּם לֶחָרָבָה וַיִּבָּקְעוּ הַמָּיִם: וַיָּבֹאוּ
בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם בַּיַּבָּשָׁה וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חֹמָה מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם:
וַיִּרְדְּפוּ מִצְרַיִם וַיָּבֹאוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם כֹּל סוּס פַּרְעֹה רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָׁיו אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַיָּם:
וַיְהִי בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵף יְהֹוָה אֶל־מַחֲנֵה מִצְרַיִם בְּעַמּוּד אֵשׁ וְעָנָן וַיָּהָם
אֶת מַחֲנֵה מִצְרָיִם: וַיָּסַר אֵת אֹפַן מַרְכְּבֹתָיו וַיְנַהֲגֵהוּ בִּכְבֵדֻת וַיֹּאמֶר מִצְרַיִם
אָנוּסָה מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי יְהֹוָה נִלְחָם לָהֶם בְּמִצְרָיִם:

Sephardi

Vayomer Adonai el-Moshe mah-titz'ak eilai daber el-benei-Yisrael veyisa'u: ve'atah
harem et-matcha untei et-yadcha al-hayam uvka'ehu veyavo'u venei-Yisrael betoch hayam
bayabashah: va'ani hineni mechazek et-lev Mitzrayim veyavo'u achareihem ve'ikavedah beFar'oh
uvechol-cheilo berichbo uvefarashav: veyad'u Mitzrayim ki-ani Adonai behikavdi beFar'oh
berichbo uvefarashav: vayisa mal'ach ha'elohim haholech lifnei machaneh Yisrael vayeilech
mei'achareihem vayisa amud he'anan mipneihem vaya'amod mei'achareihem: vayavo bein machaneh
Mitzrayim uvein machaneh Yisrael vayehi he'anan vehachoshech vaya'er et-halailah velo-karav
zeh el-zeh kol-halailah: vayet Moshe et-yado al-hayam vayolech Adonai et-hayam
beruach kadim azah kol-halailah vayasem et-hayam lecharavah vayibak'u hamayim: vayavo'u
venei-Yisrael betoch hayam bayabashah vehamayim lahem chomah mimimam umismolam:
Vayirdefu Mitzrayim vayavo'u achareihem kol sus Par'oh richbo ufarashav el-toch hayam:
Vayehi be'ashmoret haboker vayashkef Adonai el-machaneh Mitzrayim be'amud eish ve'anan vayahom
et machaneh Mitzrayim: vayasar eit ofan markevotav vayenahagehu bichvedut vayomer Mitzrayim
Anusah mipnei Yisrael ki Adonai nilcham lahem beMitzrayim:

English

The LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the children of Israel that they must depart. And as for you - raise your staff and stretch your hand out over the sea and divide it, so that the children of Israel may come through the sea on dry land. And I - I shall make the hearts of Egypt bold and they will enter in after them, and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all of his hosts, his chariots and horsemen; the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am glorified through Pharaoh and all of his hosts, his chariots and horsemen. So the angel of God who walked before the Israelite camp departed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud departed from in front of them and came to rest behind. And they came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and when cloud and darkness came, the night was lit up - and one camp did not come near the other all that night. Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the LORD moved the sea with a strong easterly wind all that night; it turned the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel walked into the midst of the sea on dry land, and the water was like a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued them, entering in after them, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots and horsemen, into the sea. And when the morning watch arrived, the LORD looked upon the Egyptian camp in a pillar of cloud and fire, and threw the Egyptian camp into confusion. The wheels of their chariots were unfastened and drove with difficulty. "Let us escape from Israel," said the Egyptians, "for the LORD is waging war for them against Egypt!"

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה אֶת־יָדְךָ עַל־הַיָּם וְיָשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם עַל־מִצְרַיִם עַל־

Sephardi

Vayomer Adonai el-Moshe netei et-yadcha al-hayam veyashuvu hamayim al-Mitzrayim al-

English

The LORD said to Moses, "Raise your hand over the sea, and the waters