Add parallel Print Page Options

“Tell the Israelis that they are to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it by the sea. Pharaoh will say about the Israelis, ‘They’re wandering aimlessly in the land, and the desert has closed in on them.’ I’ve made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn[a] so he will pursue them. But I’ll receive honor by means of[b] Pharaoh and his army, so that the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So this is what the Israelis[c] did.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:4 Lit. strong
  2. Exodus 14:4 Or over
  3. Exodus 14:4 Lit. they

“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol(A) and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.(B) Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,(C) and he will pursue them.(D) But I will gain glory(E) for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”(F) So the Israelites did this.

Read full chapter