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Pharaoh
in Pursuit |
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| Exodus 14:1 |
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Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
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| Exodus 14:2 |
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"Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp
before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you shall camp in front of Baal-zephon,
opposite it, by the sea. |
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| Exodus 14:3 |
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"For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel,
'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.' |
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| Exodus 14:4 |
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"Thus I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he
will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army,
and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD." And they did so. |
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| Exodus 14:5 |
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When the king of Egypt was told that the people
had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and
they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving
us?" |
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| Exodus 14:6 |
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So he made his chariot ready and took his people
with him; |
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| Exodus 14:7 |
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and he took six hundred select chariots, and
all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. |
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| Exodus 14:8 |
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The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king
of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going
out boldly. |
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| Exodus 14:9 |
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Then the Egyptians chased after them with all
the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook
them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. |
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| Exodus 14:10 |
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As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel looked,
and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they became very frightened;
so the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD. |
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| Exodus 14:11 |
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Then they said to Moses, "Is it because there
were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?
Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? |
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| Exodus 14:12 |
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"Is this not the word that we spoke to you in
Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would
have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness." |
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The
Sea Is Divided |
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| Exodus 14:13 |
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But Moses said to the people, "Do not fear!
Stand by and see 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.
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| Exodus 14:14 |
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"The LORD will fight for you while you keep
silent." |
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| Exodus 14:15 |
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying
out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. |
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| Exodus 14:16 |
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"As for you, lift up your staff and stretch
out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through
the midst of the sea on dry land. |
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| Exodus 14:17 |
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"As for Me, behold, I will 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. |
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| Exodus 14:18 |
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"Then the Egyptians will know that I am the
LORD, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen." |
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| Exodus 14:19 |
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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. |
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| Exodus 14:20 |
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So it came between the camp of Egypt and the
camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light
at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night. |
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| Exodus 14:21 |
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Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea;
and the LORD swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the
sea into dry land, so the waters were divided. |
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| Exodus 14:22 |
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The sons of Israel went through the midst of
the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right
hand and on their left. |
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| Exodus 14:23 |
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Then 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. |
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| Exodus 14:24 |
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At the morning watch, the LORD looked down on
the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the
army of the Egyptians into confusion. |
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| Exodus 14:25 |
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He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and
He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from Israel,
for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians." |
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| Exodus 14:26 |
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your
hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their
chariots and their horsemen." |
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| Exodus 14:27 |
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So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea,
and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were
fleeing right into it; then the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the
sea. |
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| Exodus 14:28 |
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The waters returned and covered the chariots
and the horsemen, even Pharaoh's entire army that had gone into the sea after
them; not even one of them remained. |
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| Exodus 14:29 |
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But the sons of Israel walked on 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. |
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| Exodus 14:30 |
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Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the
hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. |
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| Exodus 14:31 |
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When Israel saw the great power which the LORD
had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD, and they believed
in the LORD and in His servant Moses. |
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