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And Miriamמִרְיָםansweredוַתַּעַןthem,לָהֶם“Singשִׁירוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהforכִּיhe is highlyגָאֹהexalted;גָּאָהhorseסוּסand its riderוְרֹכְבוֹhe has hurledרָמָהinto the sea.”בַיָּם
Exodus 15:21
Study it in the app“And Miriam answered them, “Sing to YHWH, for he is highly exalted; horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.””
Miriam takes a tambourine, and the women go out with tambourines and dancingPraise and worship
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:21, word by word
- And Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam
Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Where else “miryam” appears- answeredתַּעַןtaan
sing in turns
To sing in turns, so that one choir answers the other.
Where else “taan” appears- “Singשִׁירוּshiru
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “shiru” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- he is highlyגָאֹהgao
be exalted
To show one's greatness through a victory everyone sees.
Where else “gao” appears- horseסוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- and its riderרֹכְבrochv
rider
The one mounted on a horse: messenger or soldier.
Where else “rochv” appears- he has hurledרָמָהrama
throw
To throw something, or loose arrows.
Where else “rama” appears- into the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears
The context
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.
21 · This verse (above)
22Then Moses led Israel onward from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.