Exodus 15:20

“Then 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.”

Exodus 15:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 15:20, word by word

Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam

Miriam

Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

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the prophetessנְּבִיאָהnevia

prophetess

Prophetess: a woman who speaks on behalf of God.

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the sisterאֲחוֹתachot

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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tookתִּקַּחtikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the tambourineתֹּףtof

tambourine

Tambourine: a small hand drum.

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in her handיָדָyada

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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the womenנָּשִׁיםnashim

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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went outתֵּצֶאןָtetsena

go out

To go out of a place.

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and with dancesמְחֹלֹתmecholot

dance

Dance in a ring.

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Translation note

“Miriam” is, in Hebrew, Miryam: the sister of Moses and of Aaron (Numbers 26:59). She is the first woman whom the Bible calls a prophetess.

The context

19For 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.

20 · This verse (above)

21And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”

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