| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 14:5:1 ⧉וַיֻּגַּד֙vayugad{And} was told Exodus 14:5:2 ⧉לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhto the king of Exodus 14:5:3 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimEgypt Exodus 14:5:4 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat Exodus 14:5:5 ⧉בָרַ֖חvarakhfled Exodus 14:5:6 ⧉הָעָ֑םhaamthe people Exodus 14:5:7 ⧉וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְvayehafekh{And} changed Exodus 14:5:8 ⧉לְבַ֨בlevavheart of Exodus 14:5:9 ⧉פַּרְעֹ֤הparohPharaoh Exodus 14:5:10 ⧉וַעֲבָדָיו֙vaavadavand his servants Exodus 14:5:11 ⧉אֶל־הָעָ֔םelhaamtoward the people Exodus 14:5:12 ⧉וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vayomru{And} they said Exodus 14:5:13 ⧉מַה־זֹּ֣אתmahzotwhat is this Exodus 14:5:14 ⧉עָשִׂ֔ינוּasinuhave we done Exodus 14:5:15 ⧉כִּֽי־שִׁלַּ֥חְנוּkishillakhnoothat we let go Exodus 14:5:16 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לetyisraelIsrael Exodus 14:5:17 ⧉מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃meovdenufrom serving us |
| 5. Formal Translation And it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have sent Israel away from serving us?” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation When the king of Egypt heard that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done by letting them go from serving us?” |