Exodus 14:1–14

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, ²Speak unto the children of Israel, ^athat they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between ^bMigdol 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 ^centangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. ⁴And ^dI will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I ^ewill be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; ^fthat 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 ^gthe 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 ^hsix hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. ⁸And the Lord ⁱhardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and ^kthe children of Israel went out with a high hand. ⁹But the ^lEgyptians 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 lift up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel ^mcried out unto the Lord. ¹¹ⁿAnd they said unto Moses, ^oBecause 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? ^12pIs 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. ¹³And Moses said unto the people, ^qFear 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. ^14rThe Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall ^shold your peace.