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Then the LORD said to Moses,
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âTell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.
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Pharaoh will think, âThe Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.â
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And I will harden Pharaohâs heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.â So the Israelites did this.
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When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, âWhat have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!â