Exodus 15:21
19 For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- KJV
- And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- WEB
- Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.”
- ASV
- And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- DARBY
- And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- BLB
- And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for He has greatly triumphed; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- ÅB
- Og Mirjam sang fore: Lovsyng Herren, for han er høyt opphøyet; hest og mann styrtet han i havet.
- OTB
- Og Mirjam sang for dem: “Syng for Herren, for Han er høyt opphøyet; hesten og dens rytter har Han kastet i havet.”
- B1930
- Og Mirjam sang fore: Lovsyng Herren, for han er høit ophøiet; hest og mann styrtet han i havet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
Read in contextRevelation 15:3
and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Read in contextRevelation 7:10–12
And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Read in contextRevelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Read in contextRevelation 19:1–6
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
Read in context1 Samuel 18:7
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
Read in contextPsalms 134:1–3
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
Read in contextIsaiah 5:1–30
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
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