that I am the LORD. And they did so.

And when it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled, his heart was changed, and his servants against the people, and said: Why have We done this, that We have left Israel, that they served us not?

And he harnessed his chariot, and took his people with him.

And he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt, and the captains of all his host.

For the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, because he followed after the children of Israel. But the children of Israel were gone out by a high hand.

And the Egyptians pursued after them, and overtook them, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and all Pharaoh’s host, in the valley of Hiroth, against Baalzephon.

And when Pharaoh was come nigh unto them, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians went after them: and they were sore afraid, and cried unto the LORD.

And they said unto Moses, Were there not graves in Egypt, that thou shouldest bring us away to die in the wilderness? Why hast thou done this thing, to bring us out of Egypt?

Is not this that we said unto thee in Egypt, Cease, and let us serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: stand ye firm, and see what salvation the LORD
will do for you this day. For these Egyptians, whom ye see this day, ye shall see no more for ever.

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall be quiet.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Why cryest thou unto me? Tell the children of Israel to go.

And thou shalt lift up thy rod, and stretch forth thine hand over the sea, and divide it, that the children of Israel may go in through the midst of it upon dry land.

Behold, I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, and they shall follow you. And I will put glory in Pharaoh, and in all his might, in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have put glory in Pharaoh, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

And the angel of God, which went before the host of Israel, rose up, and stood behind them: and the pillar of the cloud was removed out of their sight, and stood behind them.

And he came between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was a dark cloud, and it lightened the night, so that they could not come together all that night, both they and they.

And it came to pass, when Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, that the LORD
caused it to pass away with a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry; and the waters were parted from one another.

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon dry land: and the waters were for walls unto them on the right hand and on the left.

And the Egyptians followed, and went in after them, all Pharaoh’s horses, and chariots, and horsemen, into the midst of the sea.

And it came to pass, when the morning watch was come, that the LORD looked upon the host of Egypt out of the pillar of fire and out of the cloud, and made a terror in their host; 25. And thrust out the wheels of their chariots, and overthrew them with impetuosity. And the Egyptians said, Let us flee from Israel. The LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand over the sea, that the waters may fall again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea; and the sea returned into his river before the morning, and the Egyptians fled to meet him. So the LORD plunged them into the midst of the sea,

And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all Pharaoh’s forces that followed them into the sea, that there remained not one of them.

But the children of Israel went dry through the midst of the sea: and the waters were for walls unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And they saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore,

And the great hand which the LORD had shewed unto the Egyptians. And the people feared the LORD, and believed him, and Moses his servant.
(Exodus)
Chapter 15
Canticle of Moses. Bitter water made sweet.

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song unto the LORD, saying: I will sing unto the LORD: for he hath done a marvellous thing, he hath cast horse and chariot into the sea.

The LORD is my strength, and my praise, and my salvation. This is my God, I will praise him: he is my father’s God, I will exalt him.

the LORD is the right man of war. HErr is his name.

Pharaoh’s chariots and his might did he cast into the sea; his chosen captains sank in the Red sea.

The deep covered them, they fell to the bottom like the stones.

O LORD, thy right hand doeth great wonders: O LORD, thy right hand hath broken in pieces the enemies.

And with thy great glory thou hast overthrown thine adversaries: for when thou didst vent thine anger, it consumed them like stubble.

By thy blowing the waters were opened, and the floods were heaped up: the deep welled up in the midst of the sea.

The enemy thought: I will pursue after them, and catch, and deal out the spoil, and cool my courage upon them; I will draw out my sword, and my hand shall destroy them.

And thou didst blow thy wind, and the sea covered them, and they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

O LORD, who is like unto thee among the gods? Who is like unto thee, that is mighty, and holy, and terrible, and praiseworthy, and working miracles?

When thou didst stretch forth thy right hand, it swallowed up the earth.

By thy mercy hast thou led thy people whom thou hast redeemed, and hast brought them by thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

And when the nations heard it, they trembled: and fear came upon the Philistines; 15. Then the princes of Edom were afraid; trembling came upon the mighty men of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan became cowardly.

Let terror and fear fall upon them by thy great arm, that they may be stilled as stones, until thy people come through, O LORD, until the people come through whom thou hast purchased.

Bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, which thou, O LORD, hast made thee to dwell in, in thy sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hand hath prepared.

The LORD shall be king for ever and ever.

For Pharaoh went into the sea with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen: and the LORD brought down the sea upon them. And the children of Israel passed through the midst of the sea dry.

And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women followed her out with timbrels in the round dance.

And Miriam sang unto them: Let us sing unto the LORD: for he hath done a marvellous thing, both man and horse hath he cast into the sea.

And Moses sent the children of Israel forth from the Red sea unto the wilderness of Sur. And they wandered three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

And they came to Mara; but they could not drink of the water of Mara, because it was almost bitter. Therefore they called the name of the place Mara.

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

And he cried unto the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree, and he put it into the water, and it became sweet. And there he set them a law and a statute, and tried them.

And he said, If thou wilt obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do that which is right in his sight, and receive his commandments in thine ears, and keep all his statutes, then I will not put upon thee any of the diseases which I have put upon Egypt: for I am the LORD thy physician.
(Exodus)
Chapter 16
The quails and the manna are given.

And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and seventy palm trees: and they pitched there by the waters.
Ch. 16, v. 1: And they departed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came into the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they came out of Egypt.

And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

And they said: Would to God that we had died in Egypt by the hand of the LORD, sitting by the fleshpots, and having an abundance of bread to eat! For therefore have ye brought us out into this wilderness, to cause all this congregation to die of hunger.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven upon you, and the people shall go forth, and gather every day that they have need of, that I may try them, whether they walk in my law, or not.

And on the sixth day they shall send themselves