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Just stay calm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, while you keep silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will fight for you, and you will keep silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent <i>and</i> remain calm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you must be quiet.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you won't have to do a thing." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is fighting for you! So be still!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you while you keep still."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you can be still." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you shall be still."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH fights for you, and you keep silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will wage war for you and ye shall be silent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord will fight on your behalf, and you will remain silent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you have only to keep still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH will fight for your persons when you will be calm”; and Moshe prayed before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/14-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/14.htm">Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: yil·lā·ḥêm (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">will fight</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ta·ḥă·rî·šūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">need only to be still.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30</a></span><br />The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-22.htm">Deuteronomy 3:22</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">2 Chronicles 20:17</a></span><br />You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4-5</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights. / Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a></span><br />He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></span><br />Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7</a></span><br />Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Psalm 94:13</a></span><br />to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-6.htm">Psalm 118:6</a></span><br />The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Lamentations 3:26</a></span><br />It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> a man of war: the LORD <i>is</i> his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30</a></b></br> The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;</p><p class="hdg">hold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3</a></b></br> Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Psalm 83:1</a></b></br> A Song <i>or</i> Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Need</a> <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/genesis/34-5.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/genesis/34-5.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/17-9.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/exodus/18-23.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-1.htm">God instructs the Israelites in their journey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Pharaoh pursues after them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">The Israelites murmur</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Moses comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">God instructs Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">The cloud removes behind the camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">The Israelites pass through the Red sea, which drowns the Egyptians</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD will fight for you;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's active role in the deliverance of His people. In the context of <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>, the Israelites are trapped between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. This statement reassures them that God Himself will intervene on their behalf. Historically, this reflects the common ancient Near Eastern belief in divine warriors who fight for their people. Biblically, this theme is echoed in other passages such as <a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">2 Chronicles 20:17</a>, where God promises to fight for Israel. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>, where Christ is depicted as a warrior king.<p><b>you need only to be still.”</b><br>This phrase calls for faith and trust in God's power and timing. The Israelites are instructed to remain calm and not to act out of fear or panic. Culturally, this contrasts with the human tendency to rely on one's own strength or to flee in the face of danger. Theologically, it underscores the importance of resting in God's sovereignty and provision. <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a> echoes this sentiment, urging believers to "be still, and know that I am God." This stillness is not passive but an active trust in God's deliverance, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who invites believers to find rest in Him (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egyptian bondage. He is the one who communicates God's message to the Israelites in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are fleeing from slavery in Egypt and are trapped between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who promises to deliver His people and fight on their behalf.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The oppressors of the Israelites, led by Pharaoh, who are pursuing the Israelites to bring them back into slavery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The body of water that the Israelites are facing, which seems to be an insurmountable obstacle in their path to freedom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>We are reminded that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire. Our role is to trust in His plan and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_stillness.htm">The Power of Stillness</a></b><br>Being still is not passive; it is an active trust in God. It requires faith to cease striving and allow God to work on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_defender.htm">God as Our Defender</a></b><br>Just as God fought for the Israelites, He fights for us today. We can find peace in knowing that God is our ultimate protector and defender.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_face_of_fear.htm">Faith in the Face of Fear</a></b><br>The Israelites faced a terrifying situation, yet God called them to faith. In our own lives, we are called to trust God even when fear threatens to overwhelm us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_uncertainty.htm">Obedience in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The Israelites had to obey God's command to be still, despite their fear. We too are called to obey God's instructions, trusting that He knows what is best.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_fights_our_battles'.htm">What does "God fights our battles" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_red_sea_parting_teach.htm">What lessons does the Red Sea parting teach us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jehovah-nissi_mean.htm">What does Jehovah-Nissi mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'be_still_and_know_i_am_god'.htm">What does "Be Still and Know I Am God" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall hold your peace</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "do nothing, remain at rest." <p> CHAPTER 14:15-18 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/14-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fight for you;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלָּחֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yil·lā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">need only to be still.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥă·rî·šūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">OT Law: Exodus 14:14 Yahweh will fight for you and you (Exo. 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