Exodus 15:19

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
horse	ס֨וּס sus	H5483	a horse (as leaping) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֜ה par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
in	בָא֩ va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
chariots	בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹ be.rikh.Bo	H7393	a vehicle · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
horsemen	וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ u.ve.fa.ra.Shav	H6571	a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sea	בַּיָּ֔ם bai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
again	וַיָּ֧שֶׁב vai.Ya.shev	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
waters	מֵ֣י mei	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural construct
sea	הַיָּ֑ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
children	וּבְנֵ֧י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
went	הָלְכ֥וּ ha.le.Khu	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
dry	בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה vai.ya.ba.Shah	H3004	dry ground · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
midst	בְּת֥וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sea	הַיָּֽם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 14:28-29 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there re…
Hebrews 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Exodus 14:22-23 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and…
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Having read how that complete victory of Israel over the Egyptians was obtained, here we are told how it was celebrated; those that were to hold their peace while the deliverance was in working (Exo 14:14) must not hold their peace now that it was wrought; the less they had to do then the more they had to do now. If God accomplishes deliverance by his own immediate power, it redounds so much the more to his glory. Moses, no doubt by divine inspiration, indited this song, and delivered it to the children of Israel, to be sung before they stirred from the place where they saw the Egyptians dead upon the shore. Observe, 1. They expressed their joy in God, and thankfulness to him, by singing; it…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:18

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever - This is properly the grand chorus in which all the people joined. The words are expressive of God's everlasting dominion, not only in the world, but in the Church; not only under the law, but also under the Gospel; not only in time, but through eternity. The original לעלם ועד leolam vaed may be translated, for ever and onward; or, by our very expressive compound term, for Evermore, i.e. for ever and more - not only through time, but also through all duration. His dominion shall be ever the same, active and infinitely extending. With this verse the song seems to end, as with it the hemistichs or poetic lines terminate. The 20th and beginning of the 21s…

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John Gill on Exodus 15:19

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea,.... Meaning not that particular and single horse on which Pharaoh was carried, but all the horses of his that drew in his chariots, and all on which his cavalry was mounted; these all went into the Red sea, following the Israelites thither: these words are either the concluding part of the song, recapitulating and reducing into a compendium the subject matter of it; or are a reason why Moses and the children of Israel sung it; or else they are to be connected more strictly with the preceding verse, and give a reason why the Lord reigns over his people for ever; because he has destroyed their enemies, and d…

Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Miriam — Their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 2:4-10; 1 Chr. 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called “the prophetess” (Ex. 15:20). She took the lead in the…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Music — Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Armies Of Israel, The · Congratulated on returning victorious — Congratulated on returning victorious
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Israel’s song of praise — Israel’s song of praise
Epic · .Miriam’s — .Miriam’s
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Exodus 15:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:18

John Gill on Exodus 15:19

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Exodus 15:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 15:1-21

Adam Clarke on Exodus 15:18

John Gill on Exodus 15:19

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 15:11-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 15:1-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 15:19-21

Rashi on Exodus 15:19