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But Moses said to the people, "^(C1)Do not fear! ^(F1)Stand by and see ^(C2)the salvation of the LORD, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever.

"^(C1)The LORD will fight for you, while ^(C2)you keep silent."

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

"As for you, lift up ^(C1)your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall ^(F1)go through the midst of the sea on dry land.

"And as for Me, behold, ^(C1)I will ^(F1)harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

"^(C1)Then the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen."

Then ^(C1)the angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud ^(F1)along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Therefore the one did not approach the other all night.

^(C1)Then Moses reached out with his hand over the sea; and the LORD ^(F1)swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into ^(C2)dry land, and ^(C3)the waters were divided.

So ^(C1)the sons of Israel ^(F1)went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and ^(C2)the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.