Exodus 14:13-15:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Sea Is Divided
13 But Moses said to the people, “(A)Do not fear! [a]Stand by and see (B)the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. 14 (C)The Lord will fight for you while (D)you keep silent.”
15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. 16 As for you, lift up (E)your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall [b]go through the midst of the sea on dry land. 17 As for Me, behold, (F)I will [c]harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 (G)Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.”
19 (H)The angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud [d]along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.
21 (I)Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord [e]swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into (J)dry land, so (K)the waters were divided. 22 (L)The sons of Israel [f]went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and (M)the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 Then (N)the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea. 24 At the morning watch, (O)the Lord looked down on the [g]army of the Egyptians [h]through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the [i]army of the Egyptians into confusion. 25 He [j]caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let [k]us flee from Israel, (P)for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(Q)Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen.” 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and (R)the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing [l]right into it; then the Lord [m](S)overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, [n]even Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; (T)not even one of them remained. 29 But the sons of Israel walked on (U)dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
30 (V)Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (W)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 When Israel saw the great [o]power which the Lord had [p]used against the Egyptians, the people [q]feared the Lord, and (X)they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.
The Song of Moses and Israel
15 (Y)Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, [r]and said,
“[s](Z)I will sing to the Lord, for He [t]is highly exalted;
(AA)The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.
2 “[u](AB)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
(AC)This is my God, and I will praise Him;
(AD)My father’s God, and I will (AE)extol Him.
3 “(AF)The Lord is a warrior;
[v](AG)The Lord is His name.
4 “(AH)Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
And the choicest of his officers are [w]drowned in the [x]Red Sea.
5 “The deeps cover them;
(AI)They went down into the depths like a stone.
6 “(AJ)Your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power,
(AK)Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
7 “And in the greatness of Your [y]excellence You (AL)overthrow those who rise up against You;
(AM)You send forth Your burning anger, and it (AN)consumes them as chaff.
8 “(AO)At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up,
(AP)The flowing waters stood up like a heap;
The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 “(AQ)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will (AR)divide the spoil;
My [z]desire shall be [aa]gratified against them;
I will draw out my sword, my hand will [ab]destroy them.’
10 “(AS)You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;
(AT)They sank like lead in the [ac]mighty waters.
11 “(AU)Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, (AV)majestic in holiness,
(AW)Awesome in praises, (AX)working wonders?
12 “(AY)You stretched out Your right hand,
The earth swallowed them.
13 “In Your lovingkindness You have (AZ)led the people whom You have (BA)redeemed;
In Your strength You have guided them (BB)to Your holy habitation.
14 “(BC)The peoples have heard, they tremble;
Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 “Then the (BD)chiefs of Edom were dismayed;
(BE)The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them;
(BF)All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
16 “(BG)Terror and dread fall upon them;
(BH)By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone;
Until Your people pass over, O Lord,
Until the people pass over whom You (BI)have purchased.
17 “(BJ)You will bring them and (BK)plant them in (BL)the mountain of Your inheritance,
(BM)The place, O Lord, which You have made for Your dwelling,
(BN)The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
18 “(BO)The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 14:13 Or Take your stand
- Exodus 14:16 Lit enter the
- Exodus 14:17 Lit make strong
- Exodus 14:20 Lit and the darkness
- Exodus 14:21 Lit caused to go
- Exodus 14:22 Lit entered the
- Exodus 14:24 Lit camp
- Exodus 14:24 Or in
- Exodus 14:24 Lit camp
- Exodus 14:25 Or removed
- Exodus 14:25 Lit me
- Exodus 14:27 Lit to meet it
- Exodus 14:27 Lit shook off
- Exodus 14:28 Lit in respect to
- Exodus 14:31 Lit hand
- Exodus 14:31 Lit done
- Exodus 14:31 Or revered
- Exodus 15:1 Lit and said, saying
- Exodus 15:1 Or Let me sing
- Exodus 15:1 Or triumphed gloriously
- Exodus 15:2 Heb Yah
- Exodus 15:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Exodus 15:4 Lit sunk
- Exodus 15:4 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 15:7 Or exaltation
- Exodus 15:9 Lit soul
- Exodus 15:9 Lit be filled with them
- Exodus 15:9 Or dispossess, bring to ruin
- Exodus 15:10 Or majestic
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