18. May the Lord reign forever and ever!
19. When Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen entered the sea, the Lord made the waters of the sea flow back upon them, though the Israelites walked on dry land through the midst of the sea.
20. Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, while all the women went out after her with tambourines, dancing;
21. and she responded to them:Sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant;horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.
22. Then Moses led Israel forward from the Red Sea, and they marched out to the wilderness of Shur. After traveling for three days through the wilderness without finding water,
23. they arrived at Marah, where they could not drink its water, because it was too bitter. Hence this place was called Marah.
24. As the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”