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1 Then the LORD {YHWH} said to Moses (drawn out), 2 “Tell the Israelites (God prevails) to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth (place where sedge grows), between Migdol (tower) and the sea. You⁺ are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon (lord of the north). 3 For Pharaoh (great house) will say of the Israelites (God prevails), ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’ 4 And I will harden (stiffen) Pharaoh’s (great house) heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians (double straits) will know that I am the LORD {YHWH}.” So this is what the Israelites did. 5 When the king of Egypt (land of bondage) was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh (great house) and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel (he wrestles with God) from serving us.” 6 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him. 7 He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt (land of bondage), with officers over all of them. 8 And the LORD {YHWH} hardened the heart of Pharaoh (great house) king of Egypt (land of bondage) so that he pursued the Israelites (God prevails), who were marching out defiantly (marching out boldly). 9 The Egyptians (double straits)—all Pharaoh’s (great house) horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth (place where sedge grows), opposite Baal-zephon (lord of the north). Exodus 14:1-9, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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