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Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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"Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea.
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For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.'
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Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord." And they did so.
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Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
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So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him.
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Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them.
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And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.