1 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Tell the people of Israel to turn around and set up their tents in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Set up your tents in front of Baal-zephon, beside the sea.

Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the Sea, before Baal-zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea.

3 F or Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They have lost their way. The desert has shut them in.’

For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, They are entangled in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.

4 I will make Pharaoh’s heart hard. And he will try to catch them. So I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army. Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

I will harden (make stubborn, strong) Pharaoh’s heart, that he will pursue them, and I will gain honor and glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

5 W hen the king of Egypt was told that the people had left, Pharaoh and his servants changed their minds about the people. They said, “What is this we have done? We have let Israel go from working for us.”

It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, What is this we have done? We have let Israel go from serving us!

6 S o he made his war-wagon ready and took his people with him.

And he made ready his chariots and took his army,

7 H e took 600 of the best war-wagons, and all the other war-wagons of Egypt in the care of leaders.

And took 600 chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

8 T he Lord made the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt hard. And Pharaoh went to catch the people of Israel, who were leaving without fear.

The Lord made hard and strong the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the Israelites, for left proudly and defiantly.

9 T he Egyptians followed them with all the horses and war-wagons of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army. And they came to them at their tents by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

The Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the Sea by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 W hen Pharaoh came near, the people of Israel looked and saw the Egyptians coming after them. And they were filled with fear and cried out to the Lord.

When Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked up, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and the Israelites were exceedingly frightened and cried out to the Lord.

11 T hen they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What have you done to us, in bringing us out of Egypt?

And they said to Moses, Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way and brought us out of Egypt?

12 D id we not tell you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die here.”

Did we not tell you in Egypt, Let us alone; let us serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

13 B ut Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid! Be strong, and see how the Lord will save you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today, you will never see again.

Moses told the people, Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today you shall never see again.

14 T he Lord will fight for you. All you have to do is keep still.”

The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.

15 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to keep going.

The Lord said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward!

16 L ift up your special stick and put out your hand over the sea, and divide it. Then the people of Israel will go through the sea on dry land.

Lift up your rod and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the Israelites shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17 I will make the Egyptians’ hearts hard, so they will go after them. And I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army, his war-wagons and his horsemen.

And I, behold, I will harden (make stubborn and strong) the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go after them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and horsemen.

18 T he Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I am honored through Pharaoh, his war-wagons and his horsemen.”

The Egyptians shall know and realize that I am the Lord when I have gained honor and glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

19 T hen the Angel of God, who had been going in front of the army of Israel, moved and went behind them. The cloud moved from the front of them and stood behind them.

And the Angel of God Who went before the host of Israel moved and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before them and stood behind them,

20 I t came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light at night. And the one army did not come near the other all night.

Coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. It was a cloud and darkness to the Egyptians, but it gave light by night to the Israelites; and the one host did not come near the other all night.

21 T hen Moses put out his hand over the sea. And the Lord moved the sea all night by a strong east wind. So the waters were divided.

Then 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 A nd the people of Israel went through the sea on dry land. The waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.

And the Israelites went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

23 T hen the Egyptians followed them. All Pharaoh’s horses and war-wagons and horsemen went in the sea after them.

The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24 I n the morning hours, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army through the fire and cloud. And He made the Egyptian army afraid.

And in the morning watch the Lord through the pillar of fire and cloud looked down on the host of the Egyptians and discomfited,

25 H e made the wheels of their war-wagons come off, so it was hard for the wagons to be moved. So the Egyptians said, “Let us run away from Israel. For the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”

And bound (clogged, took off) their chariot wheels, making them drive heavily; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians!

26 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand over the sea. And the waters will flow over the Egyptians, and over their war-wagons and their horsemen.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen.

27 A nd when the morning came, the Egyptians ran into the wall of water as the sea returned to the way it was before. The Lord destroyed the Egyptians in the sea.

So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength and normal flow when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled into it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians and shook them off into the midst of the sea.

28 T he waters returned and covered the war-wagons and the horsemen and Pharaoh’s whole army that had gone in the sea after them. Not even one of them was left.

The waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that pursued them; not even one of them remained.

29 B ut the people of Israel walked on dry land through the sea. The waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.

But the Israelites walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 S o the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians. And Israel saw the Egyptians dead beside the sea.

Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore.

31 I srael saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians. And the people had fear of the Lord. They believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord and trusted in (relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord and to His servant Moses.