Exodus 14:2 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 14:2 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.

Exodus 14:3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

Exodus 14:4 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "children", "israel", "turn", "encamp", "before", "pihahiroth", and "between". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And the LORD spake unto Moses saying..." into verse 3's "For Pharaoh will say of the children...", so "speak" and "children" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speak" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.