Exodus 15:1

“Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to YHWH, and they said: “I will sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”

Exodus 15:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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After crossing the sea, Moses and Israel sing to YHWH, their strength and songPraise and worship

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Allusion · Revelation 15:3

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Revelation 15:3 names “the song of Moses”; Exodus 15:1 introduces in this way the song of Moses and of Israel after crossing the sea (also Deuteronomy 31:30).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • שִּׁירָהshiraH7892ᾠδὴνōidēnG5603“song, chant”
  • מֹשֶׁהmosheH4872ΜωϋσέωςMōyseōsG3475“Moses”

Exodus 15:1, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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and the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sangיָשִׁירyashir

sing

To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.

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songשִּׁירָהshira

song

A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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he is highlyגָאֹהgao

be exalted

To show one's greatness through a victory everyone sees.

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horseסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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and its riderרֹכְבrochv

rider

The one mounted on a horse: messenger or soldier.

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he has hurledרָמָהrama

throw

To throw something, or loose arrows.

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into the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2My strength and my song is Yah, and he has become my salvation. This is my El, and I will praise him; the Elohim of my father, and I will exalt him.

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