Exodus 14
14
Crossing the Red Sea
1Then the Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel to #ch. 13:18, 20; Num. 33:7, 8 turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between #Jer. 44:1Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. 3For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ 4And #See ch. 4:21 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them, and I will #Rom. 9:17, 22, 23; See ch. 9:16 get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, #ch. 7:5and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the #Ps. 105:25mind 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?” 6So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, 7and took #ch. 15:4; [Isa. 31:1]six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. 8And #[See ver. 4 above] the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while #ch. 6:1; 13:3, 9, 16; Num. 33:3; Deut. 26:8; Acts 13:17; [ch. 3:19]the people of Israel were going out defiantly. 9The #ch. 15:9; Josh. 24:6 Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them #ver. 2encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
10When 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 #Josh. 24:7; Neh. 9:9cried out to the Lord. 11They #Ps. 106:7; [ch. 13:17]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? 12Is not this what #ch. 5:21; 6:9we 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.” 13And Moses said to the people, #2 Chr. 20:15, 17; Isa. 41:10, 13, 14 “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For #[ver. 30]the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. 14#ver. 25; Deut. 1:30; 3:22; 20:4; Josh. 10:14, 42; 23:3; 2 Chr. 20:15, 29; Neh. 4:20 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only #[Isa. 30:15]to be silent.”
15The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. 16#See ch. 7:19Lift up your staff, and #See ch. 7:19stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. 17And #[ver. 4, 8] I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and #ver. 4I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18And the Egyptians #ch. 7:5 shall know that I am the Lord, #[See ver. 17 above]when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
19 # ch. 23:20; 32:34; Num. 20:16; Isa. 63:9; [ch. 13:21] 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, 20coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night#14:20 Septuagint and the night passed without one coming near the other all night.
21Then Moses #[See ver. 16 above] stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by #ch. 15:10 a strong east wind all night and #Ps. 66:6 made the sea dry land, and the waters were #ch. 15:8; Neh. 9:11; Ps. 74:13; 78:13; 106:9; 114:3; Isa. 51:10; 63:12; [Josh. 3:16; 4:23; Isa. 10:26; 11:15, 16]divided. 22And #ver. 29; ch. 15:19; Num. 33:8; Ps. 66:6; Isa. 63:13; 1 Cor. 10:1; Heb. 11:29; [Ps. 77:19] the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being #Ps. 78:13; [Hab. 3:10]a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24And 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, 25clogging#14:25 Or binding (compare Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac); Hebrew removing their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the #ver. 14Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.”
26Then the Lord said to Moses, #ver. 16, 21“Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27#ver. 21 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea #[Josh. 4:18] returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord #ch. 15:1, 7; Deut. 11:4; Ps. 78:53; Heb. 11:29threw#14:27 Hebrew shook off the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. 28The #[Hab. 3:8-13] waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, #Ps. 106:11not one of them remained. 29But the #See ver. 22people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
30Thus the Lord #Ps. 106:8, 10saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31#Ps. 92:9-11; [ver. 13] Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they #Ps. 106:12; [John 2:11; 11:45]believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
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Exodus 14
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon: over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3And 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, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah. And they did so. 5And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, 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 all of them. 8And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. 9And 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 Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
10And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah. 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 bring us forth out of Egypt? 12Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were 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 Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them: 20and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night.
21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the 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 into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. 25And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy 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 its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; 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 Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. 31And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.
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