¶ And the LORD spake¹ unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they² turn and encamp before Pihahiroth³, between Migdol⁴ and the sea, over against Baalzephon⁵: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

For Pharaoh⁶ will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled⁷ in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

And I will harden⁸ Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be⁹ honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians¹⁰ may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart¹¹ of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we¹² done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

And he made ready his chariot, and took his people¹³ with him:

¹⁴And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

And the LORD¹⁵ 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 hand¹⁶.

But the Egyptians¹⁷ pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping¹⁸ by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

¶ And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid¹⁹: and the children of Israel cried out²⁰ unto the LORD.

And they said unto Moses, Because²¹ there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore²² hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

Is not this²³ the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone²⁴, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had²⁵ been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not,²⁶ stand still, and see the²⁷ salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day²⁸, ye shall see²⁹ them again no more for ever.

The LORD³⁰ shall fight for you, and ye shall hold³¹ your peace.

¶³²And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

But lift³³ thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea³⁴, and divide it: and the³⁵ children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

And I, behold,³⁶ I will³⁷ harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will³⁸ get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

³⁹And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

And the angel⁴⁰ of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar⁴¹ of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

¶⁴²And 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.

¶ And Moses stretched⁴³ out his hand over the sea; and the LORD⁴⁴ 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.

And the children⁴⁵ of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters⁴⁶ were a wall⁴⁷ unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

⁴⁸And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

And it came to pass, that in the⁴⁹ morning watch the LORD looked unto⁵⁰ the host of the Egyptians through⁵¹ the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled⁵² the host of the Egyptians,

And took off⁵³ their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily⁵⁴: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD⁵⁵ fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out⁵⁶ thine hand over the sea, that the waters⁵⁷ may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea⁵⁸ returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD⁵⁹ overthrew⁶⁰ the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

And the waters⁶¹ returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained⁶² not so much as one of them.

But the children of Israel walked⁶³ upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall⁶⁴ unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

¶ Thus the LORD⁶⁵ saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw⁶⁶ the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

And Israel saw that great work⁶⁷ which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed⁶⁸ the LORD, and his servant Moses.