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they sank to the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The deep waters gushed over them; they sank to the bottom like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The waters cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The deep [water] covers them; [Clad in armor] they sank into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The floods covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The floods covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They sank to the bottom just like stones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The deep water covered them. They sank to the bottom like a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The deep sea covered them; they sank to the bottom like a stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The deep covered them, they went down into the depths like a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The deeps cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The depths have covered them: they sunk to the bottom as a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The deeps cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The depths cover them; They went down into the depths as a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The depths do cover them; They went down into the depths as a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The depths will cover them: they will go down into the deep as a stone.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them, they are sunk to the bottom like a stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The abyss has covered them. They descended into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The flood waters covered them, they sank into the depths like a stone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The depths have covered them; they sank to the bottom like stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The depths covered them; they went down to the depth and they sank like a stone.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The deeps cover them-- They went down into the depths like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He covered them with the sea: they sank to the depth like a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3741" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Moses' Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: tə·hō·mōṯ (N-cp) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">The depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: yə·ḵas·yu·mū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">have covered them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">they sank</a> <a href="/hebrew/4688.htm" title="4688: ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Depth, deep. Or mtsolah; also mtsuwlah; or mtsulah; from the same as tsuwlah; a deep place.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ā·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-11.htm">Psalm 106:11</a></span><br />The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></span><br />You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27-28</a></span><br />So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea. / The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a></span><br />Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Psalm 136:15</a></span><br />but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Joshua 24:7</a></span><br />So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Psalm 78:53</a></span><br />He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16-17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-19</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-5</a></span><br />The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.</p><p class="hdg">depths</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Exodus 14:28</a></b></br> And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, <i>and</i> all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Ezekiel 27:34</a></b></br> In the time <i>when</i> thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a></b></br> And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, <i>and</i> thou heardest my voice.</p><p class="hdg">they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Nehemiah 9:11</a></b></br> And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63,64</a></b></br> And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, <i>that</i> thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></b></br> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast <i>it</i> into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-2.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/49-25.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/exodus/14-29.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Deeps</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">The people want water in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">The waters at Marah are bitter, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">they murmur, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "depths" signify the deep waters of the sea, emphasizing the totality and finality of the Egyptians' defeat. This event is a demonstration of God's power and protection over His people, fulfilling His promise to deliver them from slavery. The covering of the Egyptians by the sea can be seen as a form of divine judgment, reminiscent of the flood in Genesis where the waters covered the earth as a judgment against sin.<p><b>they sank there like a stone.</b><br>The imagery of sinking "like a stone" highlights the sudden and irreversible nature of the Egyptians' demise. This simile emphasizes the weight and finality of their defeat, as stones quickly and irretrievably sink to the bottom of the water. This phrase also serves as a contrast to the Israelites, who walked on dry ground, illustrating the stark difference between those who are under God's protection and those who oppose Him. The sinking of the Egyptians can be seen as a type of the ultimate defeat of evil, pointing forward to the final victory of God over His enemies. This imagery is echoed in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63-64</a>, where Babylon's fall is symbolized by a stone sinking in the Euphrates.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and witnessed the miraculous parting of the Red Sea.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The oppressors of the Israelites, who pursued them into the Red Sea and were ultimately defeated.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a></b><br>The body of water that God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape from the Egyptians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who, under God's command, led the people out of Egypt and through the Red Sea.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses.htm">The Song of Moses</a></b><br>A song of praise and thanksgiving sung by Moses and the Israelites after their deliverance from the Egyptians.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The event at the Red Sea demonstrates God's supreme power over nature and His ability to deliver His people from seemingly impossible situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_deliverance.htm">Judgment and Deliverance</a></b><br>The sinking of the Egyptians serves as a reminder of God's judgment against those who oppose Him and His deliverance of those who trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea required faith and obedience to God's command, illustrating the importance of trusting God even when the path seems uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_praise.htm">Remembrance and Praise</a></b><br>The Song of Moses is a model for remembering and praising God for His mighty works and faithfulness in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/am_i_loved_by_god.htm">Am I loved by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_exodus_event.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15 links keeping the Sabbath to the Exodus event; what is the archaeological or historical evidence for such a large-scale event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_sabbath-breaking,_not_mercy.htm">Exodus 31:15 - Why does a just and loving God mandate the death penalty for Sabbath-breaking, and how is that reconciled with later biblical teachings on mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_lampstand's_biblical_meaning.htm">What is the biblical significance of the lampstand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">The depths have covered them.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">covered them. </span>The first stanza, or strophe, here terminates--the first historical review is completed. In it attention is concentrated on the one great fact of the deliverance by the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. At the close it is probable that Miriam, with her chorus of women, took up the refrain of <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm" title="Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying, I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider has he thrown into the sea.">Exodus 15:1</a>, and slightly modifying it, sang, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm" title="And Miriam answered them, Sing you to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider has he thrown into the sea.">Exodus 15:21</a>, "Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath glorified himself gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The depths have covered</span> <span class="cmt_word">them.</span> Rather "covered them." <span class="cmt_word">Into</span> <span class="cmt_word">the bottom.</span> Literally, "into the abyss." <span class="cmt_word">Like a</span> <span class="cmt_word">stone.</span> The warriors who fought in chariots commonly wore coats of mail, composed of bronze plates sewn on to a linen base, and overlapping one another. The coats covered the arms to the elbow, and descended nearly to the knee. They must have been exceedingly heavy: and the warrior who wore one must have sunk at once, without a struggle, like a stone or a lump of lead (verse 10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The depths</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהֹמֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have covered them;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵas·yu·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they sank</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרְד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there]</span><br /><span class="heb">בִמְצוֹלֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇim·ṣō·w·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4688.htm">Strong's 4688: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stone.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽבֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-5.htm">Exodus 15:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:5 The deeps cover them (Exo. 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