17And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let
the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was
near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

18But God led the people about, through the way of the
wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had
straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones
away hence with you.

20And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in
Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a
cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and
night:

22He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the
pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Exodus 14
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and
encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp
by the sea.

3For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are
entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow
after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that 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 the 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 six hundred chosen chariots, and all the
chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

9But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside
Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

10And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted
up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the
children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

11And they said unto Moses, Because 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?

12Is 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, Fear 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.

14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your
peace.

15And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto
me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over
the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians,
and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his
chariots, and upon his horsemen.

18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I
have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

19And the angel of God, which went before the camp of
Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood
behind them:

20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the
camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that
the one came not near the other all the night.

21And 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.

22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea
upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the
midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD
looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host
of the Egyptians,

25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them
heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them
against the Egyptians.

26And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over
the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their
horsemen.

27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the
sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD
overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and
the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much
as one of them.

29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the
midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of
the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

31And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon
the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

(Exodus 13:17-14:31, King James Version)