Exodus 14
1 And the
LORD spake unto
Moses, saying,
2 Speak 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. 3 For
Pharaoh will
say of the
children of
Israel, They are
entangled in the
land, the
wilderness hath shut them
in.
4 And 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.
5 And 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?
6 And he made
ready his
chariot, and
took his
people with him:
7 And he
took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the
chariots of
Egypt, and
captains over every one of them.
8 And 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. 9 But 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. 10 And 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. 11 And 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? 12 Is 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. 13 And
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. 14 The
LORD shall
fight for you, and ye shall hold your
peace.
15 And the
LORD said unto
Moses, Wherefore
criest thou unto me?
speak unto the
children of
Israel, that they go
forward:
16 But 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. 17 And 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. 18 And the
Egyptians shall
know that I am the
LORD, when I have gotten me
honour upon
Pharaoh, upon his
chariots, and upon his
horsemen. 19 And 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:
20 And 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. 21 And
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.
22 And 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. 23 And the
Egyptians pursued, and went
in after them to the
midst of the
sea, even all
Pharaoh's horses, his
chariots, and his
horsemen. 24 And 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, 25 And 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. 26 And 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. 27 And
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. 28 And 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.
29 But 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. 30 Thus the
LORD saved Israel that
day out of the
hand of the
Egyptians; and
Israel saw the
Egyptians dead upon the
sea shore. 31 And
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.