Éxodo 14:10

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10 Y cuando el Fara贸n lleg贸, los hijos de Israel alzaron sus ojos, y he aqu铆 los egipcios que ven铆an tras ellos; y temieron en gran manera, y clamaron los hijos de Israel al SE脩OR.

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Éxodo 14:10 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 14:10

And when Pharaoh drew nigh
Or "caused to draw nigh" F20; that is, his army, brought it very near to the camp of the Israelites:

the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians
marched after them;
in great numbers, with full speed, threatening them with utter destruction:

and they were sore afraid;
being an unarmed people, though numerous, and so unable to defend themselves against armed and disciplined troops; and besides, through their long time of slavery their spirits were broken, and were a mean, abject, dispirited people; and especially were so on the sight of the Egyptians, whom they had so many years looked upon and served as their lords and masters:

and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord:
had they prayed unto him in this their distress for help and assistance, protection and preservation, with an holy and humble confidence in him for it, they had acted a right and laudable part; but their crying out to him seems to be only an outcry of the troubles they were in, and rather the effect of despair than of faith and hope; and was by way of complaint and lamentation of their miserable condition and circumstances, as appears by what follows, which shows what temper of mind they were in.


FOOTNOTES:

F20 (byrqh) "fecit accedere", Pagninus, Montanus; "admovit castra", Junius & Tremellius.
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Éxodo 14:10 In-Context

8 Y endureci贸 el SE脩OR el coraz贸n del Fara贸n rey de Egipto, y sigui贸 a los hijos de Israel; pero los hijos de Israel ya hab铆an salido con gran poder.
9 Sigui茅ndolos, pues, los egipcios, con toda la caballer铆a y carros del Fara贸n, su gente de a caballo, y todo su ej茅rcito, los alcanzaron asentando el campo junto al mar, al lado de Pi-hahirot, delante de Baal-zef贸n.
10 Y cuando el Fara贸n lleg贸, los hijos de Israel alzaron sus ojos, y he aqu铆 los egipcios que ven铆an tras ellos; y temieron en gran manera, y clamaron los hijos de Israel al SE脩OR.
11 Y dijeron a Mois茅s: 驴No hab铆a sepulcros en Egipto, que nos has sacado para que muramos en el desierto? 驴Por qu茅 lo has hecho as铆 con nosotros, que nos has sacado de Egipto?
12 驴No es esto lo que te hablamos en Egipto, diciendo: D茅janos servir a los egipcios? Que mejor nos fuera servir a los egipcios, que morir nosotros en el desierto.
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