15 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. 16 ^xLift up your staff, and ^ystretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that ^zthe people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. 17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

19 Then ^athe angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and ^bthe pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, 20 coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night¹ without one coming near the other all night.