New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 15

The Song of Moses and Israel

1Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Mosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872and the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִֽׁיר־ya.shir-H7891thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֤הha.shi.RahH7892to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and saidH559, “I will singאָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, for Heis highlyגָאֹ֣הga.'OhH1342exaltedגָּאָ֔הga.'AhH1342;The horseס֥וּסsusH5483and its riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392He has hurledרָמָ֥הra.MahH7411into the seaבַיָּֽם׃vai.YamH3220.

2The Lordיָ֔הּYahH3050is my strengthעָזִּ֤י'a.ZiH5797and songH2172,And He has becomeוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961my salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444;Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is my Godאֵלִי֙'e.LiH410,and I will praiseוְאַנְוֵ֔הוּve.'an.Ve.huH5115Him;My father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430, and I willextolוַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃va.'a.rom.Mene.huH7311Him.

3The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is a warriorמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

4Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547chariotsמַרְכְּבֹ֥תmar.ke.VotH4818and his armyוְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428He has castיָרָ֣הya.RahH3384into the seaבַיָּ֑םvai.YamH3220;And the choicestוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005of his officersשָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יוsha.li.ShavH7991aredrownedטֻבְּע֥וּtu.be.'UH2883in theRedסֽוּף׃SufH5488 H3220Seaבְיַם־ve.yam-H3220.

5The deepsתְּהֹמֹ֖תte.ho.MotH8415coverיְכַסְיֻ֑מוּye.khas.Yu.muH3680them;They wentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the depthsבִמְצוֹלֹ֖תvim.tzo.LotH4688likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a stoneאָֽבֶן׃'A.venH68.

6Your rightיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handיְמִֽינְךָ֥ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,is majesticנֶאְדָּרִ֖יne'.da.RiH142in powerבַּכֹּ֑חַba.Ko.achH3581,Your rightH3225handH3225, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,shattersתִּרְעַ֥ץtir.'AtzH7492the enemyH340.

7And in the greatnessוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of Yourexcellenceגְּאוֹנְךָ֖ge.'on.KhaH1347Youoverthrowתַּהֲרֹ֣סta.ha.RosH2040those who riseקָמֶ֑יךָka.Mei.chaH6965up against You;You sendתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971forth Your burningH2740angerחֲרֹ֣נְךָ֔cha.Ro.ne.khaH2740, and itconsumesיֹאכְלֵ֖מוֹyo.khe.Le.movH398them as chaffכַּקַּֽשׁ׃ka.KashH7179.

8At the blastוּבְר֤וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639the watersמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325were piledנֶ֣עֶרְמוּNe.'er.muH6192up,The flowingנֹזְלִ֑יםno.ze.LimH5140watersH4325stoodנִצְּב֥וּni.tze.VuH5324up likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644a heapנֵ֖דnedH5067;The deepsתְהֹמֹ֖תte.ho.MotH8415were congealedקָֽפְא֥וּka.fe.'UH7087in the heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9The enemyH340saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559, ‘I will pursueאֶרְדֹּ֥ף'er.DofH7291,I will overtakeאַשִּׂ֖יג'a.SigH5381, I willdivideאֲחַלֵּ֣ק'a.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָ֑לsha.LalH7998; Mydesireנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315shall begratifiedתִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹtim.la.'E.movH4390against them;I will drawH7385out my swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027willdestroyתּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹto.ri.She.movH3423them.’

10You blewנָשַׁ֥פְתָּna.Shaf.taH5398with Your windבְרוּחֲךָ֖ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307,the seaיָ֑םYamH3220coveredכִּסָּ֣מוֹki.Sa.movH3680them;They sankצָֽלֲלוּ֙tza.la.LuH6749like leadכַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶתka.'o.Fe.retH5777in themightyאַדִּירִֽים׃'a.di.RimH117watersבְּמַ֖יִםbe.Ma.yimH4325.

11Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is likeכָמֹ֤כָהkha.Mo.khahH3644You among the godsבָּֽאֵלִם֙ba.'e.LimH410, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is likeכָּמֹ֖כָהka.Mo.khahH3644You,majesticנֶאְדָּ֣רne'.DarH142in holinessבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,Awesomeנוֹרָ֥אno.Ra'H3372in praisesתְהִלֹּ֖תte.hi.LotH8416,workingעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213wondersפֶֽלֶא׃Fe.le'H6382?

12You stretchedנָטִ֙יתָ֙na.Ti.taH5186out Your rightיְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ye.Mi.ne.khaH3225handH3225,The earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776swallowedתִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹtiv.la.'E.movH1104them.

13In Your lovingkindnessבְחַסְדְּךָ֖ve.chas.de.KhaH2617You haveledנָחִ֥יתָna.Chi.taH5148the peopleעַם־'am-H5971whomז֣וּzuH2098You haveredeemedגָּאָ֑לְתָּga.'A.le.taH1350;In Your strengthבְעָזְּךָ֖ve.'a.ze.KhaH5797You have guidedנֵהַ֥לְתָּne.Hal.taH5095themto Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944habitationנְוֵ֥הne.VehH5116.

14The peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971have heardשָֽׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085,they trembleיִרְגָּז֑וּןyir.ga.ZunH7264;Anguishחִ֣ילchilH2427has grippedאָחַ֔ז'a.ChazH270the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Philistiaפְּלָֽשֶׁת׃pe.La.shetH6429.

15Thenאָ֤ז'azH227thechiefsאַלּוּפֵ֣י'a.lu.FeiH441of EdomH112were dismayedנִבְהֲלוּ֙niv.ha.LuH926;The leadersאֵילֵ֣י'ei.LeiH352of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,tremblingרָ֑עַדRa.'adH7461gripsיֹֽאחֲזֵ֖מוֹyo.cha.Ze.movH270them;Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Canaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667have meltedH4127awayנָמֹ֕גוּna.Mo.guH4127.

16Terrorאֵימָ֙תָה֙'ei.Ma.tahH367and dreadוָפַ֔חַדva.Fa.chadH6343fallתִּפֹּ֨לti.PolH5307upon them;By the greatnessבִּגְדֹ֥לbig.DolH1419of Your armזְרוֹעֲךָ֖ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220they are motionlessיִדְּמ֣וּyi.de.MuH1826as stoneכָּאָ֑בֶןka.'A.venH68;Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971passH5674overH5674, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Untilעַֽד־'ad-H5704the peopleעַם־'am-H5971passH5674overH5674whomז֥וּzuH2098Youhave purchasedקָנִֽיתָ׃ka.Ni.taH7069.

17You will bringתְּבִאֵ֗מוֹte.vi.'E.movH935them andplantוְתִטָּעֵ֙מוֹ֙ve.ti.ta.'E.movH5193them inthe mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Your inheritanceנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159,The placeמָכ֧וֹןma.KhonH4349, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which You have madeפָּעַ֖לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466for Your dwellingלְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛le.shiv.te.KhaH3427,The sanctuaryמִקְּדָ֕שׁmi.ke.DashH4720,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,which Your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027have establishedכּוֹנְנ֥וּko.NuH3559.

18The Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427foreverלְעֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.”

19For the horsesס֨וּסsusH5483of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547with his chariotsבְּרִכְבּ֤וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393and his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙u.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571wentבָא֩va'H935into the seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH7725backוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220on them, but the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980ondryבַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הvai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004through the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the seaהַיָּֽם׃ פhai.YamH3220.

20Miriamמִרְיָ֨םmir.YamH4813the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269,tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947thetimbrelהַתֹּ֖ףha.TofH8596in her handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and allכָֽל־khol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802wentוַתֵּצֶ֤אןָva.te.Tze.naH3318out afterאַחֲרֶ֔יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her with timbrelsבְּתֻפִּ֖יםbe.tu.PimH8596and withdancingוּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃u.vim.cho.LotH4246.

21Miriamמִרְיָ֑םmir.YamH4813answeredוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030them, “Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, for Heis highlyגָאֹ֣הga.'OhH1342exaltedגָּאָ֔הga.'AhH1342;The horseס֥וּסsusH5483and his riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392He has hurledרָמָ֥הra.MahH7411into the seaבַיָּֽם׃ סvai.YamH3220.”

The Lord Provides Water

22Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872ledוַיַּסַּ֨עvai.ya.Sa'H5265Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from theRedס֔וּףSufH5488 H3220Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220,and they wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out intothe wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofShurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793;and they wentוַיֵּלְכ֧וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057and foundמָ֥צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

23When they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toMarahמָרָ֔תָהma.Ra.tahH4785,they couldיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354the watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325of Marahמִמָּרָ֔הmi.ma.RahH4785, for they werebitterמָרִ֖יםma.RimH4751;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was namedקָרָֽא־ שְׁמָ֖הּka.ra'- she.MahH7121 H8034Marahמָרָֽה׃ma.RahH4785.

24So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֧נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885at Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100shall we drinkנִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃nish.TehH8354?”

25Then hecriedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817out to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068showedוַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּvai.yo.Re.huH3384hima treeעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086;and he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993itinto the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325becameH4985sweetוַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּvai.yim.te.KuH4985.Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033Hemadeשָׂ֥םsamH7760for them a statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and regulationוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033Hetestedנִסָּֽהוּ׃ni.Sa.huH5254them.

26And He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will giveH8085earnestH8085heedH8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹל׀le.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213what is rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֤רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in His sightבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869,and giveוְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ֙ve.ha.'a.zan.TaH238earH238to His commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֔יוle.mitz.vo.TavH4687,and keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605His statutesחֻקָּ֑יוchu.KavH2706,I will putשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760noneכָּֽל־ לֹא־kal- lo'-H3605 H3808of the diseasesהַמַּֽחֲלָ֞הha.ma.cha.LahH4245on you whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760on the Egyptiansבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for I,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,am your healerרֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ סro.fe.'E.khaH7495.”

27Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toElimאֵילִ֔מָה'ei.Li.mahH362whereוְשָׁ֗םve.ShamH8033there weretwelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240springsH5871of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325and seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657dateH8558palmsתְּמָרִ֑יםte.ma.RimH8558,and they campedוַיַּחֲנוּ־vai.ya.cha.nu-H2583thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033besideעַל־'al-H5921the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

The Song of Moses and Israel

The Lord Provides Water

Commentaries on Exodus 15