Exodus 15
Legacy Standard Bible
The Song of Moses and Israel
15 (A)Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to Yahweh [a]and said,
“[b](B)I will sing to Yahweh, for He [c]is highly exalted;
(C)The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.
2 [d](D)Yah is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
(E)This is my God, and I will praise Him;
(F)My father’s God, and I will (G)extol Him.
3 (H)Yahweh is a warrior;
(I)Yahweh is His name.
4 (J)Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
And the choicest of his officers are sunk in the [e]Red Sea.
5 The deeps cover them;
(K)They went down into the depths like a stone.
6 (L)Your right hand, O Yahweh, is majestic in power,
(M)Your right hand, O Yahweh, shatters the enemy.
7 And in the greatness of Your [f]exaltation You (N)pull down those who rise up against You;
(O)You send forth Your burning anger, and it (P)devours them as chaff.
8 (Q)And at the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up,
(R)The flowing waters stood up like a heap;
The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 (S)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will (T)divide the spoil;
My [g]desire shall be fulfilled against them;
I will draw out my sword, my hand will dispossess them.’
10 (U)You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;
(V)They sank like lead in the [h]mighty waters.
11 (W)Who is like You among the gods, O Yahweh?
Who is like You, (X)majestic in holiness,
(Y)Fearsome in praises, (Z)working wonders?
12 (AA)You stretched out Your right hand,
The earth swallowed them.
13 In Your lovingkindness You have (AB)guided the people whom You have (AC)redeemed;
In Your strength You have led them (AD)to Your holy habitation.
14 (AE)The peoples have heard, they tremble;
Anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 Then the (AF)chiefs of Edom were dismayed;
(AG)The leaders of Moab, trembling seizes them;
(AH)All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
16 (AI)Terror and dread fall upon them;
(AJ)By the greatness of Your arm they are still as stone;
Until Your people pass over, O Yahweh,
Until the people pass over whom You (AK)have purchased.
17 (AL)You will bring them and (AM)plant them in (AN)the mountain of Your inheritance,
(AO)The place, O Yahweh, which You have made for You to inhabit,
(AP)The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
18 (AQ)Yahweh shall reign forever and ever.”
19 (AR)For the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, and Yahweh brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the sons of Israel walked on (AS)dry land through the midst of the sea.
20 (AT)And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the (AU)tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with [i](AV)dancing. 21 And Miriam answered them,
“(AW)Sing to Yahweh, for He [j]is highly exalted;
The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea.”
Yahweh Sweetens the Water
22 (AX)Then Moses [k]had Israel set out from the [l]Red Sea, and they went out into (AY)the wilderness of (AZ)Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 And they came to (BA)Marah, but they could not drink the waters [m]of Marah, for they were [n]bitter; therefore it was named [o]Marah. 24 So the people (BB)grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 Then he (BC)cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him (BD)a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet.
There He (BE)set for them a statute and a judgment, and there He (BF)tested them. 26 And He said, “(BG)If you will earnestly listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear (BH)to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, (BI)I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, (BJ)Yahweh, am your healer.”
27 Then they came to (BK)Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:1 Lit and said, saying
- Exodus 15:1 Or Let me sing
- Exodus 15:1 Or triumphed gloriously
- Exodus 15:2 The shortened form of Yahweh, found in poetry and praise (e.g. Hallelujah), and in names (e.g. Zechariah)
- Exodus 15:4 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 15:7 Or loftiness
- Exodus 15:9 Lit soul
- Exodus 15:10 Or majestic
- Exodus 15:20 Lit dances
- Exodus 15:21 Or has triumphed gloriously
- Exodus 15:22 Lit caused Israel to journey
- Exodus 15:22 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 15:23 Lit from
- Exodus 15:23 Heb Marim
- Exodus 15:23 Bitterness
Exodus 15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel’s Song
15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said:
I will sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my song;[a]
He has become my salvation.(A)
This is my God, and I will praise Him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.(B)
3 The Lord is a warrior;(C)
Yahweh is His name.(D)
4 He threw Pharaoh’s chariots
and his army into the sea;
the elite of his officers
were drowned in the Red Sea.(E)
5 The floods covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.(F)
6 Lord, Your right hand is glorious in power.
Lord, Your right hand shattered the enemy.(G)
7 You overthrew Your adversaries
by Your great majesty.
You unleashed Your burning wrath;
it consumed them like stubble.(H)
8 The waters heaped up(I) at the blast of Your nostrils;
the currents stood firm like a dam.
The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said:
“I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil.(J)
My desire will be gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy[b] them.”
10 But You blew with Your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
11 Lord, who is like You among the gods?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness,(K)
revered with praises, performing wonders?(L)
12 You stretched out Your right hand,
and the earth swallowed them.
13 You will lead the people
You have redeemed
with Your faithful love;
You will guide them to Your holy dwelling
with Your strength.(M)
14 When the peoples hear, they will shudder;
anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified;(N)
trembling will seize the leaders of Moab;
the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;
16 and terror(O) and dread will fall on them.
They will be as still[c] as a stone
because of Your powerful arm
until Your people pass by, Lord,
until the people whom You purchased[d] pass by.(P)
17 You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of Your possession;(Q)
Lord, You have prepared the place
for Your dwelling;
Lord,[e] Your hands have established the sanctuary.
18 The Lord will reign(R) forever and ever!
19 When Pharaoh’s horses with his chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. 20 Then Miriam the prophetess,(S) Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with their tambourines and danced.(T) 21 Miriam sang to them:
Sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.
Water Provided
22 Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water. 23 They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah.[f] 24 The people grumbled to Moses, “What are we going to drink?”(U) 25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable.
He made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah and He tested them there.(V) 26 He said, “If you will carefully obey the Lord your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am Yahweh who heals you.”(W)
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:2 Or might
- Exodus 15:9 Or conquer
- Exodus 15:16 Or silent
- Exodus 15:16 Or created
- Exodus 15:17 Some Hb mss, DSS, Sam, Tg read Lord
- Exodus 15:23 = bitter or bitterness
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