⁴ And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,^(A) and he will pursue them.^(B) But I will gain glory^(C) for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”^(D) So the Israelites did this.

⁵ When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled,^(E) Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds^(F) about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!” ⁶ So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. ⁷ He took six hundred of the best chariots,^(G) along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them. ⁸ The Lord hardened the heart^(H) of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.^{(I) 9} The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses^(J) and chariots, horsemen^[a] and troops^(K)—pursued the Israelites and overtook^(L) them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.^(M)