20 It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night.[a] So neither group came near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,(A) 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters like a wall to them on their right and their left.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:20 Perhaps the cloud brought darkness to the Egyptians but light to the Israelites; Ex 10:22-23; Ps 105:39.

20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness(A) to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand(B) over the sea,(C) and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind(D) and turned it into dry land.(E) The waters were divided,(F) 22 and the Israelites went through the sea(G) on dry ground,(H) with a wall(I) of water on their right and on their left.

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