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14.18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the, when I have gotten Me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.' And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them; and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness here, yet gave it light by night there; and the one came not near the other all the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And 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. And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the fighteth for them against the Egyptians.'

And the said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.' And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the  overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them. But 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. Thus the saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. And Israel saw the great work which the did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the ; and they believed in the, and in His servant Moses.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the, and spoke, saying:


 * I will sing unto the, for He is highly exalted;
 * The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
 * The is my strength and song,
 * And He is become my salvation;
 * This is my God, and I will glorify Him;
 * My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
 * The is a man of war,
 * The is His name.
 * Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea,
 * And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
 * The deeps cover them—
 * They went down into the depths like a stone.
 * Thy right hand, O, glorious in power,
 * Thy right hand, O, dasheth in pieces the enemy.