Exodus 14

Crossing the Red Sea

1 Then the Lord said to Moses,2 "Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea.3 For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, 'They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.'4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord." And they did so.

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"6 So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him,7 and took six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while the people of Israel were going out defiantly.9 The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord.11 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 have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt?12 Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: 'Leave 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."13 And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, 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.14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."

15 The Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.16 Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen.18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."

19 Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,20 coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the nightt without one coming near the other all night.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.23 The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.24 And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic,25 cloggingt their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from before Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians."

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen."27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threwt the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained.29 But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

Exodus 14

The Victory at the Red Sea

1 s The Lord spoke to Moses:2 “Tell the Israelites that they must turn and campt before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you are to camp by the sea before Baal Zephon opposite it.s3 Pharaoh will thinkt regarding the Israelites, ‘They are wandering around confuseds in the land – the desert has closed in on them.’t

4 I will hardent Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them. I will gain honort because of Pharaoh and because of all his army, and the Egyptians will knowt that I am the Lord.” So this is what they did.t
5 When it was reportedt to the king of Egypt that the people had fled,t the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and the king and his servants said,t “What in the world have we done?t For we have released the people of Israelt from serving us!”6 Then he preparedt his chariots and took his armyt with him.

7 He took six hundred selectt chariots, and all the rest of the chariots of Egypt,t and officerst on all of them.
8 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he chased after the Israelites. Now the Israelites were going out defiantly.t9 The Egyptians chased after them, and all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh and his horsemen and his army overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-Zephon.10 Whent Pharaoh got closer,t the Israelites looked up,t and there were the Egyptians marching after them,t and they were terrified.t The Israelites cried out to the Lord,s11 and they said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert?s What in the worldt have you done to us by bringingt us out of Egypt?

12 Isn’t this what we told yout in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians,s because it is better for us to servet the Egyptians than to die in the desert!’”t
13 Moses said to the people, “Do not fear!t Stand firmt and seet the salvationt of the Lord that he will providet for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.ts

14 The Lordt will fight for you, and you can be still.”t
15 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.t16 And as for you,t lift up your staff and extend your hand toward the sea and divide it, so thatt the Israelites may go through the middle of the sea on dry ground.17 And as for me, I am going to hardent the hearts of the Egyptians so thatt they will come after them, that I may be honoredt becauset of Pharaoh and his army and his chariots and his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians will knowt that I am the Lord when I have gained my honort because of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
19 The angel of God, who was going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them, and the pillars of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.20 It came between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp; it was a dark cloudt and it lit up the night so that one camp did not come near the othert the whole night.s21 Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apartt by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided.

22 So the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground, the water forming a wallts for them on their right and on their left.
23 The Egyptians chased them and followed them into the middle of the sea – all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.24 In the morning watcht the Lord looked downt on the Egyptian armyt through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian armyt into a panic.t

25 He jammedt the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving,t and the Egyptians said, “Let’s fleet from Israel, for the Lord fightst for them against Egypt!”
26 The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward the sea, so that the waters may flowt back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen!”27 So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal statet when the sun began to rise.t Now the Egyptians were fleeingt before it, but the Lord overthrewt the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.28 The water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh that was coming after the Israelites into the seat – not so much as one of them survived!t29 But the Israelites walked on dry ground in the middle of the sea, the water forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.30 So the Lord savedt Israel on that day from the powert of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians deadt on the shore of the sea.

31 When Israel sawt the great powert that the Lord had exercisedt over the Egyptians, theyt feared the Lord, and they believed ints the Lord and in his servant Moses.s