King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

KJVu: 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV:   2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon : before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

KJVu: 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon . YOU shall camp before it by the sea.

KJV:   3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land , the wilderness hath shut them in.

KJVu: 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land ; the wilderness has shut them in. '

Notes: "Entangled" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H943 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "wander aimlessly (of Israel) Exodus 14:3."

KJV:   4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

KJVu: 4 Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored by Pharaoh, and by all his army; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. " And they did so.

Notes: "Host" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2428 with a Strong’s definition of "strength, efficiency, wealth, army."

KJV:   5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

KJVu: 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people fled , the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? "

KJV:   6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him :

KJVu: 6 So he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him .

KJV:   7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

KJVu: 7 He took 600 chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

KJV:   8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel : and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

KJVu: 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel , and the children of Israel went out defiantly.

Notes: "Hand" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3027 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "Exodus 14:8; Numbers 33:3 i.e. boldly, defiantly; same phrase of presumptuousness (against ׳י)."

KJV:   9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

KJVu: 9 The Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

KJV:   10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid : and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

KJVu: 10 When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were very afraid , and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.

KJV:   11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

KJVu: 11 They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to carry us out of Egypt?

KJV:   12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

KJVu: 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. ' "

KJV:   13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

KJVu: 13 Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today. For the Egyptians whom YOU see today, YOU shall not see them again forever.

KJV:   14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

KJVu: 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and YOU shall hold your peace. "

KJV:   15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward :

KJVu: 15 And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward .

Notes: "Speak" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1696 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, -|- A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue — answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work."

KJV:   16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

KJVu: 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it ; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

KJV:   17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them : and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

KJVu: 17 And I, behold, will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them ; and I will get for myself honor from Pharaoh, all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.

KJV:   18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

KJVu: 18 The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten myself honor from Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen. "

KJV:   19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them :

KJVu: 19 Then the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them .

KJV:   20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel ; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one came not near the other all the night.

KJVu: 20 It came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel , and it was a cloud and darkness to one of them, but it gave light by night to the other . So the one did not come near the other all the night.

KJV:   21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

KJVu: 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

KJV:   22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

KJVu: 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground , and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

KJV:   23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

KJVu: 23 The Egyptians pursued, and went after them into the midst of the sea, including all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

KJV:   24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

KJVu: 24 It came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the army of the Egyptians,

KJV:   25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

KJVu: 25 and took off their chariot wheels, that made them difficult to drive; so that the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the face of Israel , for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians. "

Notes: "Heavily" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3517 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "heaviness, ׳וַיְנַהֲגֵהוּ בִּכ Exodus 14:25 (J) and they drave them with heaviness (difficulty)."

KJV:   26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

KJVu: 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may turn back upon the Egyptians, their chariots, and their horsemen. "

Notes: "Come Again" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7725 with a Strong’s definition of "to turn back, return."

KJV:   27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

KJVu: 27 So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

KJV:   28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not so much as one of them.

KJVu: 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them . Not so much as one of them survived.

Notes: "Remained" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7604 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "be left alive, survive."

KJV:   29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea ; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

KJVu: 29 But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea , and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

KJV:   30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians ; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

KJVu: 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians , and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

KJV:   31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians : and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

KJVu: 31 Israel saw that great work which the LORD did on the Egyptians , and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.