Exodus 15:19

“For when the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, YHWH brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.”

Exodus 15:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 15:19, word by word

the horsesסוּסsus

horse

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

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of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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wentבָאva

enter

To go into a place.

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with his chariotsרִכְבּrichb

chariot

War chariots.

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and his horsemenפָרָשָׁיfarashay

horseman

A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.

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into the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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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brought backיָּשֶׁבyashev

bring back

To return something, restore.

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the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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but 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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walkedהָלְכוּhalchu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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on dry groundיַּבָּשָׁהyabasha

dry land

What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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The context

18YHWH will reign forever and ever.”

19 · This verse (above)

20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

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