Exodus 15:10

“You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.”

Exodus 15:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 15:10, word by word

You blewנָשַׁפְתָּnashafta

blow

Blow (of the wind).

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with your windרוּחֲruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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the seaיָםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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covered themכִּסָּkisa

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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they sankצָלֲלוּtsalalu

sink

Sink to the bottom. It occurs only in Exodus 15:10.

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like leadעוֹפֶרֶתoferet

lead

Lead.

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in the mightyאַדִּירִיםadirim

majestic

Great and strong, awe-inspiring.

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watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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The context

9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the plunder; my soul will have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

10 · This verse (above)

11Who is like you among the gods, YHWH? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?

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