Exodus 14:1

1 The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,

Exodus 14:1 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 14:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Out of the pillar of the cloud in which he went before them; either while they were at Etham, or when journeying from thence, and a little before they turned off to the right, as they were now directed: saying;
as follows:

Exodus 14:1 In-Context

1 The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Yisra'el, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-Hachirot, between Migdol and the sea, before Ba`al-Tzefon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea.

3 Par`oh will say of the children of Yisra'el, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'

4 I will harden Par`oh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Par`oh, and over all his host; and the Mitzrim shall know that I am the LORD." They did so.

5 It was told the king of Mitzrayim that the people had fled; and the heart of Par`oh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Yisra'el go from serving us?"