Exodus 14:1–14

Yahweh Rescues Israel at the Red Sea

14And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ²“Speak to the Israelites^a so that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea;^b before Baal Zephon, which is opposite it, you will camp by the sea. ³And Pharaoh will say of the Israelites,^c ‘They are wandering around in the land. The desert has closed in on them.’ ⁴And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he will chase after them, and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and through all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” And they did so.

⁵And it was told to the king of Egypt that the people fled, and the heart of Pharaoh was changed and that of his servants toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have released Israel from serving us!” ⁶And he harnessed his chariot and took with him his people. ⁷And he took six hundred select chariots and all the chariots of Egypt and officers over all of them. ⁸And Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he chased after the Israelites.^d (Now the Israelites^e were going out boldly.^f) ⁹And the Egyptians chased after them, and they overtook them encamped at the sea—all the horses of the chariots of Pharaoh and his charioteers and his army—at Pi-hahiroth before Baal Zephon.

¹⁰And Pharaoh approached, and the Israelites^g lifted their eyes, and there were the Egyptians traveling after them! And they were very afraid, and the Israelites^h cried out to Yahweh. ¹¹And they said to Moses, “Because there are no graves in Egypt? Is that why you have taken us to die in the desert? What is this you have done to us by bringing us out from Egypt! ¹²Isn’t this the word we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone so that we can serve Egypt!’ because serving Egypt is better for us than our dying in the desert.” ¹³And Moses said to the people, “You must not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will accomplish for you today, because the Egyptians whom you see today you will see never again. ¹⁴Yahweh will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”