20. between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp. The ⌊column of⌋ smoke was there when darkness came, and it lit up the night. Neither side came near the other all night long.
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.