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.
