16 And you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it so that the ⌊Israelites⌋k can go in the middle of the sea on the dry land. 17 And as for me, look, I am about to harden the heart of the Egyptians so that they come after them, and I will display my glory through Pharaoh and through all of his army, through his chariots and through his charioteers. 18 And the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I display my glory through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his charioteers.”

19 And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the column of cloud set out ahead of them, and it stood still behind them, 20 so that it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And ⌊it was a dark cloud⌋,l but it gave light to the night,m so that ⌊neither approached the other⌋n all night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh moved the seao with a strong east wind all night, and he made the sea become dry ground, and the waters were divided. 22 And the ⌊Israelites⌋p entered the middle of the sea on the dry land. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians gave chaseq and entered after them—all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his charioteers—into the middle of the sea. 24 And during the morning watch, Yahweh looked down to the Egyptian camp from in the column of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian camp into a panic. 25 And he removedr the wheels of their chariots so that they drove them with difficulty, and the Egyptians said, “We must flee aways from Israel because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt.”

26 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and let the waters return over the Egyptians, over their chariots, and over their charioteers.” 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned ⌊at daybreak⌋t to its normal level, and the Egyptians were fleeing ⌊because of it⌋,u and Yahweh swept the Egyptians into the middle of the sea. 28 And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the charioteers—all the army of Pharaoh coming after them into the sea. Not ⌊even⌋v one survived among them. 29 But the ⌊Israelites⌋w walked on the dry land in the middle of the sea. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left. 30 And Yahweh saved Israel on that day from the handx of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea. 31 And Israel saw the great handy that Yahweh displayed against Egypt, and the people feared Yahweh, and they believed in Yahweh and in Moses his servant.