Now the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Tell the sons
of Israel
to turn
back
and camp
before
aPi-hahiroth
, between
bMigdol
and the sea
; you shall camp
in front
of Baal-zephon
, opposite
it, by the sea
.
"For Pharaoh will say
of the sons
of Israel
, `They are wandering
aimlessly
in the land
; the wilderness
has shut
them in.'
"Thus aI will 1harden Pharaoh's
heart
, and bhe will chase
after
them; and I will be honored
through Pharaoh
and all
his army
, and cthe Egyptians
will know
that I am the LORD
." And they did
so
.
When the king of Egypt
was told
that the people
had fled
, 1Pharaoh
and his servants
had
a change
of heart
toward
the people
, and they said
, "What
is this
we have done
, that we have let
Israel
go
from serving
us?"
So he made his chariot
ready
and took
his people
with him;
and he took six
hundred
select
chariots
, and all
the other chariots
of Egypt
with officers
over
all
of them.
aThe LORD 1hardened
the heart
of Pharaoh
, king
of Egypt
, and he chased
after
the sons
of Israel
as the sons
of Israel
were going
out 2 bboldly
.
Then athe Egyptians chased
after
them with all
the horses
and chariots
of Pharaoh
, his horsemen
and his army
, and they overtook
them camping
by the sea
, bbeside
Pi-hahiroth
, in front
of Baal-zephon
.
As Pharaoh drew
near
, the sons
of Israel
1looked
, and behold
, the Egyptians
were marching
after
them, and they became
very
frightened
; aso the sons
of Israel
cried
out to the LORD
.
Then athey said to Moses
, "Is it because
there
were no
graves
in Egypt
that you have taken
us away to die
in the wilderness
? Why
have you dealt
with us in this
way
, 1bringing
us out of Egypt
?
" aIs this not the word
that we spoke
to you in Egypt
, saying
, ` 1Leave
us alone
that we may serve
the Egyptians
'? For it would have been better
for us to serve
the Egyptians
than
to die
in the wilderness
."
But Moses said
to the people
, " aDo not fear
! 1Stand
by and see
bthe salvation
of the LORD
which
He will accomplish
for you today
; for the Egyptians
whom
you have seen
today
, you will never
see
them again
forever
.
" aThe LORD will fight
for you while byou keep
silent
."
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Why
are you crying
out to Me? Tell
the sons
of Israel
to go
forward
.
"As for you, lift up ayour staff
and stretch
out your hand
over
the sea
and divide
it, and the sons
of Israel
shall 1go
through
the midst
of the sea
on dry
land
.
"As for Me, behold, aI will 1harden
the hearts
of the Egyptians
so that they will go
in after
them; and I will be honored
through Pharaoh
and all
his army
, through his chariots
and his horsemen
.
" aThen the Egyptians will know
that I am the LORD
, when I am honored
through Pharaoh
, through his chariots
and his horsemen
."
aThe angel of God
, who had been going
before
the camp
of Israel
, moved
and went
behind
them; and the pillar
of cloud
moved
from before
them and stood
behind
them.
So it came between
the camp
of Egypt
and the camp
of Israel
; and there was the cloud
1along with the darkness
, yet it gave
light
at night
. Thus the one
did not come
near
the other
all
night
.
aThen Moses stretched
out his hand
over
the sea
; and the LORD
1swept
the sea
back by a strong
east
wind
all
night
and turned
the sea
into bdry
land
, so cthe waters
were divided
.
aThe sons of Israel
1went
through
the midst
of the sea
on the dry
land
, and bthe waters
were like a wall
to them on their right
hand
and on their left
.
Then athe Egyptians took
up the pursuit
, and all
Pharaoh's
horses
, his chariots
and his horsemen
went
in after
them into the midst
of the sea
.
At the morning watch
, athe LORD
looked
down
on the 1army
of the Egyptians
2through the pillar
of fire
and cloud
and brought
the 1army
of the Egyptians
into confusion
.
He 1caused their chariot wheels
to swerve
, and He made them drive
with difficulty
; so the Egyptians
said
, "Let 2us flee
from Israel
, afor the LORD
is fighting
for them against the Egyptians
."
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, " aStretch
out your hand
over
the sea
so that the waters
may come
back
over
the Egyptians
, over
their chariots
and their horsemen
."
So Moses stretched
out his hand
over
the sea
, and athe sea
returned
to its normal
state
at daybreak
, while the Egyptians
were fleeing
1right
into it; then the LORD
2 boverthrew
the Egyptians
in the midst
of the sea
.
The waters returned
and covered
the chariots
and the horsemen
, 1even Pharaoh's
entire
army
that had gone
into the sea
after
them; anot even
one
of them remained
.
But the sons of Israel
walked
on adry
land
through the midst
of the sea
, and the waters
were like a wall
to them on their right
hand
and on their left
.
aThus the LORD saved
Israel
that day
from the hand
of the Egyptians
, and Israel
bsaw
the Egyptians
dead
on the seashore
.
When Israel saw
the great
1power
which
the LORD
had 2used
against the Egyptians
, the people
3feared
the LORD
, and athey believed
in the LORD
and in His servant
Moses
.