1And
the LORD
spake unto
Moses,
saying,
2Speak
unto the
children of
Israel, that
they turn
and encamp
before
Pihahiroth,
between
Migdol and
the sea,
over against
Baalzephon:
before it
shall ye
encamp by
the sea.
3For
Pharaoh will
say of the
children of
Israel,
They are entangled
in the land,
the
wilderness
hath shut
them in.
4And
I will
harden
Pharaoh's
heart, that
he shall
follow after
them; and I
will be
honoured
upon
Pharaoh, and
upon all his
host; that
the
Egyptians
may know
that I am the
LORD. And
they did so.
5And
it was told
the king of
Egypt that
the people
fled: and
the heart of
Pharaoh and
of his
servants was
turned
against the
people, and
they said,
Why have we
done this,
that we have
let Israel
go from
serving us?
6And
he made
ready his
chariot, and
took his
people with
him:
7And
he took six
hundred
chosen
chariots,
and all the
chariots of
Egypt, and
captains
over every
one of them.
8And
the LORD
hardened the
heart of
Pharaoh king
of Egypt,
and he
pursued
after the
children of
Israel: and
the children
of Israel
went out
with an high
hand.
9But
the
Egyptians
pursued
after them,
all the
horses and chariots
of Pharaoh,
and his
horsemen,
and his
army, and
overtook
them
encamping by
the sea,
beside
Pihahiroth,
before
Baalzephon.
10And
when Pharaoh
drew nigh,
the children
of Israel
lifted up
their eyes,
and, behold,
the
Egyptians
marched
after them;
and they
were sore
afraid: and
the children
of Israel
cried out
unto the
LORD.
11And
they said
unto Moses,
Because there
were no
graves in
Egypt, hast
thou taken
us away to
die in the
wilderness?
wherefore
hast thou
dealt thus
with us, to
carry us
forth out of
Egypt?
12Is not
this the
word that we
did tell
thee in
Egypt,
saying, Let
us alone,
that we may
serve the
Egyptians?
For it
had been better
for us to
serve the
Egyptians,
than that we
should die
in the
wilderness.
13And
Moses said
unto the
people, Fear
ye not,
stand still,
and see the
salvation of
the LORD,
which he
will shew to
you to day:
for the
Egyptians
whom ye have
seen to day,
ye shall see
them again
no more for
ever.
14The
LORD shall
fight for
you, and ye
shall hold
your peace.
15And
the LORD
said unto
Moses,
Wherefore
criest thou
unto me?
speak unto
the children
of Israel,
that they go
forward:
16But
lift thou up
thy rod, and
stretch out
thine hand
over the
sea, and
divide it:
and the
children of
Israel shall
go on dry ground through
the midst of
the sea.
17And
I, behold, I
will harden
the hearts
of the
Egyptians,
and they
shall follow
them: and I
will get me
honour upon
Pharaoh, and
upon all his
host, upon
his
chariots,
and upon his
horsemen.
18And
the
Egyptians
shall know
that I am the
LORD, when I
have gotten
me honour
upon
Pharaoh,
upon his
chariots,
and upon his
horsemen.
19And
the angel of
God, which
went before
the camp of
Israel,
removed and
went behind
them; and
the pillar
of the cloud
went from
before their
face, and
stood behind
them:
20And
it came
between the
camp of the
Egyptians
and the camp
of Israel;
and it was a
cloud and
darkness to
them,
but it gave
light by
night to
these:
so that the
one came not
near the
other all
the night.
21And
Moses
stretched
out his hand
over the
sea; and the
LORD caused
the sea to
go back by
a strong
east wind
all that
night, and
made the sea
dry land,
and the
waters were
divided.
22And
the children
of Israel
went into
the midst of
the sea upon
the dry ground:
and the
waters were a
wall unto
them on
their right
hand, and on
their left.
23And
the
Egyptians
pursued, and
went in
after them
to the midst
of the sea, even all
Pharaoh's
horses, his
chariots,
and his
horsemen.
24And
it came to
pass, that
in the
morning
watch the
LORD looked
unto the
host of the
Egyptians
through the
pillar of
fire and of
the cloud,
and troubled
the host of
the
Egyptians,
25And
took off
their
chariot
wheels, that
they drave
them
heavily: so
that the
Egyptians
said, Let us
flee from
the face of
Israel; for
the LORD
fighteth for
them against
the
Egyptians.
26And
the LORD
said unto
Moses,
Stretch out
thine hand
over the
sea, that
the waters
may come
again upon
the
Egyptians,
upon their
chariots,
and upon
their
horsemen.
27And
Moses
stretched
forth his
hand over
the sea, and
the sea
returned to
his strength
when the
morning
appeared;
and the
Egyptians
fled against
it; and the
LORD
overthrew
the
Egyptians in
the midst of
the sea.
28And
the waters
returned,
and covered
the
chariots,
and the
horsemen, and all
the host of
Pharaoh that
came into
the sea
after them;
there
remained not
so much as
one of them.
29But
the children
of Israel
walked upon
dry land in
the midst of
the sea; and
the waters were a
wall unto
them on
their right
hand, and on
their left.
30Thus
the LORD
saved Israel
that day out
of the hand
of the
Egyptians;
and Israel
saw the
Egyptians
dead upon
the sea
shore.
31And
Israel saw
that great
work which
the LORD did
upon the
Egyptians:
and the
people
feared the
LORD, and
believed the
LORD, and
his servant
Moses.