Exodus
Exodus 15:20–21
20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. 21And Miriam sang back to them:
“Sing to the LORD,
for He is highly exalted;
the horse and rider
He has thrown into the sea.”
Word by word
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Exodus 15:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Miriam | מִרְיָ֨ם | mir·yām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4813 Mirjam |
| the prophetess | הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה | han·nə·ḇî·’āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5031 prophetess |
| Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| sister | אֲח֧וֹת | ’ă·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H269 sister |
| took | וַתִּקַּח֩ | wat·tiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| a tambourine | הַתֹּ֖ף | hat·tōp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| in her hand | בְּיָדָ֑הּ | bə·yā·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| and all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the women | הַנָּשִׁים֙ | han·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| followed her | וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָ | wat·tê·ṣe·nā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| with tambourines | בְּתֻפִּ֖ים | bə·ṯup·pîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| and dancing | וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃ | ū·ḇim·ḥō·lōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H4246 id. |
Exodus 15:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Miriam | מִרְיָ֑ם | mir·yām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4813 Mirjam |
| sang back | וַתַּ֥עַן | wat·ta·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| to them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Sing | שִׁ֤ירוּ | šî·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He is highly exalted | גָאֹ֣ה | ḡā·’ōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1342 rise up |
| the horse | ס֥וּס | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and rider | וְרֹכְב֖וֹ | wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| He has thrown | רָמָ֥ה | rā·māh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7411 cast, shoot |
| into the sea | בַיָּֽם׃ס | ḇay·yām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 15:20 Psalm 150:4 · 1 Samuel 18:6 · Psalm 68:25 · Psalm 149:3 · Judges 11:34 · Judges 4:4 · Numbers 26:59 · Psalm 81:2 · Micah 6:4 · Psalm 68:11 · Exodus 2:4 · 2 Kings 22:14
Exodus 15:21 Exodus 15:1 · Revelation 7:10–12 · Revelation 15:3 · Revelation 5:9 · Revelation 19:1–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.