1And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying , 2Speak unto the children of Israel , that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth , between Migdol and the sea , over against Baal-zephon : 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 Pi-hahiroth , before Baal-zephon . 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 .
God's Assurance and the Parting of the Red Sea
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 .
The Pursuit and Destruction of the Egyptian Army
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 .