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20 Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, while all the women went out after her with tambourines, dancing; 21 and she responded[a] to them:

Sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant;
    horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.(A)

V. The Journey in the Wilderness to Sinai

At Marah and Elim. 22 (B)Then Moses led Israel forward from the Red Sea,[b] and they marched out to the wilderness of Shur. After traveling for three days through the wilderness without finding water,

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Footnotes

  1. 15:21 She responded: Miriam’s refrain echoes the first verse of this song and was probably sung as an antiphon after each verse.
  2. 15:22 Red Sea: see note on Ex 15:4.