Exodus 14

¹And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

²"Speak to the sons of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; opposite it you shall encamp by the sea.

³And Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, 'They are wandering confused in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.'

⁴And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he will pursue after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and over all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.' And they did so.

⁵And it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and they said, 'What is this we have done, that we have released Israel from serving us?'

⁶And he harnessed his chariot and took his army with him.

⁷And he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of it.

⁸And YHWH hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the sons of Israel; and the sons of Israel were going out with a high hand.

⁹And the Egyptians pursued after them and overtook them camped by the sea — all the horses of Pharaoh's chariotry, his horsemen, and his army — at Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

¹⁰And Pharaoh drew near, and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, Egypt was marching after them; and they feared greatly, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.

¹¹And they said to Moses: Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What is this that you have done to us, to bring us out of Egypt?

¹²Is this not the very word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying: Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

¹³And Moses said to the people: Do not fear; stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again, to eternity.

¹⁴The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.

¹⁵And YHWH said to Moses, 'Why do you cry to me? Speak to the sons of Israel, that they set out.'

¹⁶And you — lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and split it, that the sons of Israel may go into the midst of the sea on dry land.

¹⁷And I, behold, I am hardening the heart of the Egyptians, and they shall come after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and over all his army, over his chariots and over his horsemen.

¹⁸And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.'

¹⁹And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.

²⁰And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the dark cloud and it lit up the night, so that one did not come near the other all night long.

²¹And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night long, and made the sea dry ground, and the waters were split.

²²And the sons of Israel came into the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.

²³And the Egyptians pursued and went after them — all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen — into the midst of the sea.

²⁴And it came about in the morning watch that the LORD looked down on the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw the camp of Egypt into confusion.

²⁵And he clogged their chariot wheels and caused them to drive heavily, and Egypt said, 'Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!'

²⁶And the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may return upon Egypt, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.'

²⁷And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its perennial state at the turning of the morning; and Egypt was fleeing toward it, and YHWH shook off Egypt into the midst of the sea.

²⁸And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen — all the army of Pharaoh that had come after them into the sea; not one of them remained.

²⁹But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left.

³⁰And the LORD saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw Egypt dead on the shore of the sea.

³¹And Israel saw the great hand that the LORD had worked against Egypt, and the people feared the LORD and believed in the LORD and in Moses his servant.