And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of
Egypt
As he said he would, ( Exodus 14:4 ) ,
and he pursued after the children of Israel;
took their rout in pursuit of them:
and the children of Israel went out with an high
hand:
not once dreaming they should be pursued by Pharaoh as an enemy,
when they went out with his full consent, and with such pressing
solicitations to be gone, and with so much favour shown them by
the Egyptians; wherefore they set out, and went on with great
boldness, courage, and intrepidity; "with an uncovered head", as
the Targum of Onkelos, without any fear, and with great alacrity
and cheerfulness; they carried both their heads and their hands
high, were fearless and thoughtless of any danger when this
mighty preparation was making against them.
