Exodus

Exodus 15:20–22

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.”

²²Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

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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

Exodus 15:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
led	וַיַּסַּ֨ע	way·yas·sa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
from the Red	ס֔וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	מִיַּם־	mî·yam-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
and they went out	וַיֵּצְא֖וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Desert	מִדְבַּר־	miḏ·bar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Shur	שׁ֑וּר	šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7793 Shur
For three	שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־	šə·lō·šeṯ-	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֛ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
they walked	וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in the desert	בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
without	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
finding	מָ֥צְאוּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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

Exodus 15:22 Genesis 16:7 · Exodus 3:18 · Genesis 25:18 · 1 Samuel 15:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.