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Adonai made Pharaoh hardhearted, and he pursued the people of Isra'el, as they left boldly.

(ii) The Egyptians went after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, with his cavalry and army, and overtook them as they were encamped by the sea, by Pi-Hachirot, in front of Ba‘al-Tz'fon.

As for me, I will make the Egyptians hardhearted; and they will march in after them; thus I will win glory for myself at the expense of Pharaoh and all his army, chariots and cavalry.

When Isra'el saw the mighty deed that Adonai had performed against the Egyptians, the people feared Adonai , and they believed in Adonai and in his servant Moshe.

The peoples have heard, and they tremble; anguish takes hold of those living in P'leshet;

Terror and dread fall on them; by the might of your arm they are still as stone until your people pass over, Adonai , till the people you purchased pass over.

(A: v, S: iv) They came to Eilim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and camped there by the water.

They traveled on from Eilim, and the whole community of the people of Isra'el arrived at the Seen Desert, between Eilim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after leaving the land of Egypt.

Adonai said to Moshe, "Here, I will cause bread to rain down from heaven for you. The people are to go out and gather a day's ration every day. By this I will test whether they will observe my Torah or not.

As Aharon spoke to the whole community of the people of Isra'el, they looked toward the desert; and there before them the glory of Adonai appeared in the cloud;

but when they put it in an ‘omer-measure, whoever had gathered much had no excess; and whoever had gathered little had no shortage; nevertheless each person had gathered according to his appetite.

But they didn't pay attention to Moshe, and some kept the leftovers until morning. It bred worms and rotted, which made Moshe angry at them.

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two ‘omers per person; and all the community leaders came and reported to Moshe.

They set it aside till morning, as Moshe had ordered; and it didn't rot or have worms.

The place was named Massah [testing] and M'rivah [quarreling] because of the quarreling of the people of Isra'el and because they tested Adonai by asking, "Is Adonai with us or not?"

However, Moshe's hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aharon and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side and the other on the other; so that his hands stayed steady until sunset.

Moshe went out to meet his father-in-law, prostrated himself and kissed him. Then, after inquiring of each other's welfare, they entered the tent.

Moshe told his father-in-law all that Adonai had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Isra'el's sake, all the hardships they had suffered while traveling and how Adonai had rescued them.

Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me; I judge between one person and another, and I explain to them God's laws and teachings."

You should also teach them the laws and the teachings, and show them how to live their lives and what work they should do.