12 (A)Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘[a]Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness!”

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13 But Moses said to the people, “(B)Do not fear! [b]Stand by and see (C)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. 14 (D)The Lord will fight for you, while (E)you keep silent.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:12 Lit Cease from us
  2. Exodus 14:13 Or Take your stand

12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”(A)

13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid.(B) Stand firm and you will see(C) the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see(D) again. 14 The Lord will fight(E) for you; you need only to be still.”(F)

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