21. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. All that night the Lord pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided,
22. and the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground. The water stood like a wall on their right and on their left.
23. The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry followed them into the sea.
24. Just before dawn, the Lord looked down from the column of fire and smoke and threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.
25. He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted, “Let’s get out of here! The Lord is fighting for Israel! He’s against us!”
26. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the water will flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their cavalry.”
27. Moses stretched his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the Lord swept them into the sea.