1vai·yis·'u kol-a·dat be·nei-yis·ra·'el mim·mid·bar-sin le·mas·'ei·hem al-pi ha·shem; vai·ya·cha·nu bir·fi·dim, ve·'ein ma·yim lish·tot ha·'am. 2vai·ya·rev ha·'am im-mo·sheh, vai·yo·me·ru, te·nu-la·nu ma·yim ve·nish·teh; vai·yo·mer la·hem mo·sheh, mah-te·ri·vun im·ma·di, mah-te·nas·sun et-ha·shem. 3vai·yitz·ma sham ha·'am lam·ma·yim, vai·ya·len ha·'am al-mo·sheh; vai·yo·mer lam·mah zeh he·'e·li·ta·nu mim·mitz·ra·yim, le·ha·mit o·ti ve·'et-ba·nai ve·'et-mik·nai ba·tza·ma. 4vai·yitz·'ak mo·sheh el-ha·shem le·mor, mah e·'e·seh la·'am haz·zeh; o·vd me·'at u·se·ka·lu·ni. 5vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-mo·sheh a·vor lif·nei ha·'am, ve·kach it·te·cha miz·zik·nei yis·ra·'el; u·mat·te·cha a·sher hik·ki·ta bov et-hay·'or, kach be·ya·de·cha ve·ha·la·che·ta. 6hin·ni o·med le·fa·nei·cha sham al-ha·tzur be·cho·rev ve·hik·ki·ta va·tzur ve·ya·tze·'u mim·men·nu ma·yim ve·sha·tah ha·'am; vai·ya·'as ken mo·sheh, le·'ei·nei zik·nei yis·ra·'el. 7vai·yik·ra shem ham·ma·ko·vm, mas·sah u·me·ri·vah; al-riv be·nei yis·ra·'el ve·'al nas·so·tam et-ha·shem le·mor, ha·yesh ha·shem be·kir·be·nu im-a·yin. f

8vai·ya·vo a·ma·lek; vai·yil·la·chem im-yis·ra·'el bir·fi·dim. 9vai·yo·mer mo·sheh el-ye·ho·v·shu·a' be·char-la·nu a·na·shim, ve·tze hil·la·chem ba·'a·ma·lek; ma·char a·no·chi ni·tzav al-rosh hag·giv·'ah, u·mat·teh ha·'e·lo·him be·ya·di. 10vai·ya·'as ye·ho·v·shu·a' ka·'a·sher a·mar-lov mo·sheh, le·hil·la·chem ba·'a·ma·lek; u·mo·sheh a·ha·ron ve·chur, a·lu rosh hag·giv·'ah. 11ve·ha·yah ka·'a·sher ya·rim mo·sheh ya·dov ve·ga·var yis·ra·'el; ve·cha·'a·sher ya·ni·ach ya·dov ve·ga·var a·ma·lek. 12vi·dei mo·sheh ke·ve·dim, vai·yik·chu-e·ven vai·ya·si·mu tach·tav vai·ye·shev a·lei·ha; ve·'a·ha·ron ve·chur ta·me·chu ve·ya·dav miz·zeh e·chad u·miz·zeh e·chad, vay·hi ya·dav e·mu·nah ad-bo ha·sha·mesh. 13vai·ya·cha·losh ye·ho·v·shu·a' et-a·ma·lek ve·'et-am·mov le·fi-cha·rev. f

14vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-mo·sheh ke·tov zot zik·ka·ro·vn bas·se·fer, ve·sim be·'a·ze·nei ye·ho·v·shu·a'; ki-ma·choh em·cheh et-ze·cher a·ma·lek, mit·ta·chat ha·sha·ma·yim. 15vai·yi·ven mo·sheh miz·be·ach; vai·yik·ra she·mov ha·shem nis·si. 16vai·yo·mer ki-yad al-kes yah, mil·cha·mah la·shem ba·'a·ma·lek; mid·dor dor. f