²⁵ Then Moses cried out^(A) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw^(B) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.^(C)

⁷ But they cried^(A) to the Lord for help, and he put darkness^(B) between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them.^(C) You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians.^(D) Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.^(E)