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So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Yahweh swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea into dry ground, so the waters were split.

So the sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

And He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from Israel, for Yahweh is fighting for them against the Egyptians."

Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen."

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak while the Egyptians were fleeing right into it; then Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening you will know that Yahweh has brought you out of the land of Egypt;

"I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread, so that you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.'"

So it happened at evening that the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

And the sons of Israel did so; some gathered much and some little.

So they gathered it morning by morning, every man as much as he should eat; but the sun would grow hot, and it would melt.

So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had commanded, and it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony to be kept.

So Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me."

Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

So he named the place Massah and Meribah because of the contending of the sons of Israel, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us or not?"

So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will take my stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."

So it happened when Moses raised his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.