Exodus 15 — Rabbi

Exodus 15:1

אָ֣ז

ʼâz

at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore יָשִֽׁיר

shîyr

to sing מֹשֶׁה֩

Môsheh

Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver וּבְנֵ֨י

bên

and — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל

Yisrâʼêl

he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity אֶת

ʼêth

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) הַשִּׁירָ֤ה

shîyr

the — a song; abstractly, singing הַזֹּאת֙

zôʼth

the — this (often used adverb) לַֽיהוָ֔ה

Yᵉhôvâh

to/for — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ

ʼâmar

and — to say (used with great latitude) לֵאמֹ֑ר

ʼâmar

to/for — to say (used with great latitude) אָשִׁ֤ירָה

shîyr

to sing לַֽיהוָה֙

Yᵉhôvâh

to/for — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God כִּֽי

kîy

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed גָאֹ֣ה

gâʼâh

to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic גָּאָ֔ה

gâʼâh

to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic ס֥וּס

çûwç

a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) וְרֹכְב֖וֹ

râkab

and — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch רָמָ֥ה

râmâh

to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall) בַיָּֽם

yâm

in/with/by — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

Exodus 15:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; The

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft…horse

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft… and its

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft…rider

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft… He has thrown into the

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft…sea

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft….

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The whole Song of the Sea opens with this exact line and closes with it too - Miriam repeats it word for word twenty verses later (v.21) aft…

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▦Exodus 15:1New

Many scholars date this poem's core language among the oldest surviving Hebrew in the Bible, based on its archaic grammar and vocabulary - meaning the story of the Exodus may have been sung, in something close to this form, long before Exodus was written down as a narrative at all. The prose account (ch.14) and this poetic retelling (ch.15) aren't redundant; the poem is doing something the story doesn't - turning the event into worship, meant to be sung rather than simply reported.

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Miriam's closing echo of this exact same line -- word for word -- bracketing the whole Song of the Sea.

Exodus 15:1 · WEB

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to Yahweh, and said, “I will sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

Exodus 15:21 · WEB

Miriam answered them, “Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.”

Exodus 15:1

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