Exodus 14:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Exodus 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea: before Baal-Zephon, opposite to it, shall ye encamp by the sea.

Exodus 14:3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has hemmed them in.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "spoke", "moses", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "spoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Speak unto the children of Israel that...", so "jehovah" and "spoke" should be read forward into that movement. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.