- Exodus 14:15
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מַה־תִּצְעַק אֵלָי דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִסָּעוּ׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה קַבֵּילִית צְלוֹתָךְ מַלֵּיל עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִטְּלוּן׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Why do you cry to Me? [I have accepted your prayer.] Speak to the B’nei Yisrael and let them move on.
- Exodus 14:16
וְאַתָּה הָרֵם אֶת־מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵה אֶת־יָדְךָ עַל־הַיָּם וּבְקָעֵהוּ וְיָבֹאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם בַּיַּבָּשָׁה׃
And you lift up your rod and hold out your arm over the sea and split it, so that the Israelites may march into the sea on dry ground.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַתְּ טוֹל יָת חוּטְרָךְ וַאֲרֵים יָת יְדָךְ עַל יַמָּא וּבַזַּעְהִי וְיֵיעֲלוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגוֹ יַמָּא בְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא׃
And you [do as follows], raise your staff and extend your hand over the sea and split it. The B’nei Yisrael will then come [across] in the midst of the sea on dry land.
- Exodus 14:17
וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מְחַזֵּק אֶת־לֵב מִצְרַיִם וְיָבֹאוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְאִכָּבְדָה בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכׇל־חֵילוֹ בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו׃
And I will stiffen the hearts of the Egyptians so that they go in after them; and I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his warriors, his chariots, and his riders.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲנָא הָאֲנָא מְתַקֵּיף יָת לִבָּא דְּמִצְרָאֵי וְיֵיעֲלוּן בָּתְרֵיהוֹן וְאֶתְיַקַּר בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל מַשְׁרְיָתֵיהּ בִּרְתִכּוֹהִי וּבְפָרָשׁוֹהִי׃
I will harden the heart of the Egyptians and they will follow after them. I will be glorified through Pharaoh and his entire army, his chariots and his cavalry.
- Exodus 14:18
וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהֹוָה בְּהִכָּבְדִי בְּפַרְעֹה בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו׃
Let the Egyptians know that I am GOD, when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his riders.”
Targum Onkelos
וְיִדְּעוּן מִצְרָאֵי אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ בְּאִתְיַקָּרוּתִי בְּפַרְעֹה בִּרְתִכּוֹהִי וּבְפָרָשׁוֹהִי׃
The Egyptians will know that I am Adonoy when I am glorified through Pharaoh, his chariots and cavalry.
- Exodus 14:19
וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים הַהֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵי מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּלֶךְ מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּסַּע עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיַּעֲמֹד מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם׃
The angel of God, who had been going ahead of the Israelite army, now moved and followed behind them; and the pillar of cloud shifted from in front of them and took up a place behind them,
Targum Onkelos
וּנְטַל מַלְאֲכָא דַּייָ דִּמְדַבַּר קֳדָם מַשְׁרִיתָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲתָא מִבָּתְרֵיהוֹן וּנְטַל עַמּוּדָא דַּעֲנָנָא מִן קֳדָמֵיהוֹן וּשְׁרָא מִבָּתְרֵיהוֹן׃
The angel of Elohim moved [from its position] when it traveled in front of the camp of Israel, and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and it stood behind them.
- Exodus 14:20
וַיָּבֹא בֵּין ׀ מַחֲנֵה מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי הֶעָנָן וְהַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיָּאֶר אֶת־הַלָּיְלָה וְלֹא־קָרַב זֶה אֶל־זֶה כׇּל־הַלָּיְלָה׃
and it came between the army of the Egyptians and the army of Israel. Thus there was the cloud with the darkness, and it cast a spell upon the night, so that the one could not come near the other all through the night.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָאל בֵּין מַשְׁרִיתָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי וּבֵין מַשְׁרִיתָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוָה עֲנָנָא וְקַבְלָא לְמִצְרָאֵי וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל נָהַר כָּל לֵילְיָא וְלָא אִתְקָרַבוּ דֵין לְוָת דֵּין כָּל לֵילְיָא׃
It came between the Egyptian camp and the camp of Yisrael. There was the cloud and darkness [for the Egyptians] and [the pillar of fire] lit up the night [for Yisrael]. The camps did not approach each other all that night.
- Exodus 14:21
וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־הַיָּם וַיּוֹלֶךְ יְהֹוָה ׀ אֶת־הַיָּם בְּרוּחַ קָדִים עַזָּה כׇּל־הַלַּיְלָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַיָּם לֶחָרָבָה וַיִּבָּקְעוּ הַמָּיִם׃
Then Moses held out his arm over the sea and GOD drove back the sea with a strong east wind all that night, and turned the sea into dry ground. The waters were split,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲרֵים מֹשֶׁה יָת יְדֵיהּ עַל יַמָּא וְדַבַּר יְיָ יָת יַמָּא בְּרוּחַ קִדּוּמָא תַּקִּיף כָּל לֵילְיָא וְשַׁוִּי יָת יַמָּא לְיַבֶּשְׁתָּא וְאִתְבְּזַעוּ מַיָּא׃
Moshe extended his hand over the sea and Adonoy turned back the sea with a strong east wind [blowing] all through the night. He made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Exodus 14:22
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם בַּיַּבָּשָׁה וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חוֹמָה מִימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָם׃
and the Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָאלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגוֹ יַמָּא בְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא וּמַיָּא לְהוֹן שׁוּרִין מִיַּמִּינְהוֹן וּמִשְּׂמָאלְהוֹן׃
The B’nei Yisrael went into the midst of the sea on dry land. The waters were like a wall [walls] to them, to their right and to their left.
- Exodus 14:23
וַיִּרְדְּפוּ מִצְרַיִם וַיָּבֹאוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם כֹּל סוּס פַּרְעֹה רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָׁיו אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַיָּם׃
The Egyptians came in pursuit after them into the sea, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and riders.
Targum Onkelos
וּרְדַפוּ מִצְרָאֵי וְעָאלוּ בָתְרֵיהוֹן כֹּל סוּסָוָת פַּרְעֹה רְתִכּוֹהִי וּפָרָשׁוֹהִי לְגוֹ יַמָּא׃
The Egyptians pursued and followed them—all of Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his cavalry—into the middle of the sea.
- Exodus 14:24
וַיְהִי בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵף יְהֹוָה אֶל־מַחֲנֵה מִצְרַיִם בְּעַמּוּד אֵשׁ וְעָנָן וַיָּהׇם אֵת מַחֲנֵה מִצְרָיִם׃
At the morning watch, GOD looked down upon the Egyptian army from a pillar of fire and cloud, and threw the Egyptian army into panic.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּמַטְּרַת צַפְרָא וְאִסְתַּכִי יְיָ לְמַשְׁרִיתָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי בְּעַמּוּדָא דְּאִישָׁתָא וַעֲנָנָא וְשַׁגֵּישׁ יָת מַשְׁרִיתָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי׃
It was the morning watch [the end of the night] Adonoy gazed down at the Egyptians camp through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He caused panic in the Egyptian camp.
- Exodus 14:25
וַיָּסַר אֵת אֹפַן מַרְכְּבֹתָיו וַיְנַהֲגֵהוּ בִּכְבֵדֻת וַיֹּאמֶר מִצְרַיִם אָנוּסָה מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי יְהֹוָה נִלְחָם לָהֶם בְּמִצְרָיִם׃
[God] locked the wheels of their chariots so that they moved forward with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the Israelites, for GOD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַעְדִּי יָת גִּלְגְּלֵי רְתִכֵּיהוֹן וּמְדַבְּרִין לְהוֹן בִּתְקוֹף וַאֲמַרוּ מִצְרָאֵי נִעְרוֹק מִן קֳדָם יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרֵי דָא הִיא גְּבוּרְתָא דַּייָ דַּעֲבַד לְהוֹן קְרָבִין בְּמִצְרָיִם׃
He removed the wheels of their chariots and made them move heavily [clumsily]. The Egyptians said, “Let us flee the [B’nei] Yisrael, for [this is the might of] Adonoy [that] is fighting [wars] for them against Egypt.”