5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds concerning the people. They said, "What have we done, letting Israel abandon our work?" 6 So he got his chariot ready and took his army with him: 7 six hundred elite chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers commanding all of them.
14:9a
9 The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, his charioteers and his army.
14:10
10 As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back. The Egyptians were catching up to them. Being terribly afraid they cried out to YHWH.
14:13-14
13 Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid. Have faith. Witness the deliverance that YHWH will accomplish for you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 YHWH will fight for you. You don't have to do anything."
14:19b
The pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.
14:20b
The cloud and the darkness were there. It lit up the night. Neither came near the other all night.
14:21b
YHWH drove back the sea with a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land.
14:24-25
24 At the morning watch YHWH looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud upon the Egyptian army. He threw the Egyptian army into a panic. 25 He clogged their chariot wheels so that they manuevered clumsily. The Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites, for YHWH is fighting for them against Egypt."
14:27b
The sea returned to its normal depth by dawn.The Egyptians fled from it, but YHWH tossed the Egyptians into the sea.
14:30-31
30 Thus YHWH saved Israel from the Egyptians that day. Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Israel saw the marvelous work that YHWH did against the Egyptians. The people feared YHWH, and put their faith in YHWH and in his servant Moses.
