The story says he directed the sea to divide so the ancient Israelites could reach the other side.

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All the land between the water on the left side and a long, long way has been reclaimed from the sea.

天水之间广袤的大地在你左边,公路在填海而形成的土地上无限延伸

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It's a dramatic way-station in a story that's going to reach its climax in the covenant that will be concluded at Sinai, and as many sensitive readers of the Bible have noted, the road from Egypt leads not to the other side of the Reed Sea, but on to Sinai.

这只是故事的一小部分,高潮产生在西奈制定的契约,就像有些敏感的读者已经注意到,离开埃及的路并没有指向Reed海的另一端，而是向西奈。

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