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Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And Miriam sang this song: “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them: “Sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Miriam answered them, &#8220Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, “Sing to Yahweh, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously <i>and</i> is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Miriam sang to them: Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Miriam sang to them: Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then she sang to them: "Sing praises to the LORD for his great victory! He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the LORD. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Miriam sang for them: "Sing to the LORD, because he has won a glorious victory; he has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Miriam sang to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted! The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Miriam sang back to them: ?Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Miriam sang in response to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Miriam answered them, "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Miriam answered them, “Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Miriam answers to them: “Sing to YHWH, "" For triumphing He has triumphed; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Miriam answereth to them: -- 'Sing ye to Jehovah, For Triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Miriam will sing to them, Sing ye to Jehovah; for being lifted up, he was lifted up: the horse and his horseman he threw into the sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she prophesied, saying: “Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously magnified. The horse and its rider, he has thrown into the sea.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and she responded to them: Sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he has cast into the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Miriam answered them, Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Maryam was answering them: “Sing to glorious LORD JEHOVAH Who exulted over the horses, and their riders he cast into the sea.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Mariam led them, saying, Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been very greatly glorified: the horse and rider has he cast into the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-21.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=3882" 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">The Song of Miriam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20</span>Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4813.htm" title="4813: mir·yām (N-proper-fs) -- A sister of Aaron, also a man of Judah. From mriy; rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses.">And Miriam</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wat·ta·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To answer, respond.">sang back</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: šî·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">“Sing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1342.htm" title="1342: ḡā·’ōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To rise up. A primitive root; to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, be majestic.">He is highly exalted;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1342.htm" title="1342: gā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To rise up. A primitive root; to mount up; hence, in general, to rise, be majestic."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sūs (N-ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">the horse</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">and rider</a> <a href="/hebrew/7411.htm" title="7411: rā·māh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hurl, to shoot, to delude, betray. A primitive root; to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray.">He has thrown</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: ḇay·yām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">into the sea.”</a> </span><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/106-12.htm">Psalm 106:12</a></span><br />Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3-4</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! / Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-43.htm">Psalm 105:43</a></span><br />He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-5.htm">Isaiah 12:5</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Judges 5:1-3</a></span><br />On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: / “When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD. / Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-1.htm">Psalm 98:1</a></span><br />A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-14.htm">Psalm 118:14</a></span><br />The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Psalm 66:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! / Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/149-1.htm">Psalm 149:1</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/150-1.htm">Psalm 150:1-6</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. / Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. / Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-1.htm">Psalm 95:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation! / Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-1.htm">Psalm 96:1-2</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. / Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Psalm 33:3</a></span><br />Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/47-6.htm">Psalm 47:6-7</a></span><br />Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises! / For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">answered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">1 Samuel 18:7</a></b></br> And the women answered <i>one another</i> as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13</a></b></br> It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers <i>were</i> as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up <i>their</i> voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, <i>saying</i>, For <i>he is</i> good; for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: that <i>then</i> the house was filled with a cloud, <i>even</i> the house of the LORD;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a></b></br> Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in… </p><p class="hdg">sing ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1</a></b></br> Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-3.htm">Judges 5:3</a></b></br> Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, <i>even</i> I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing <i>praise</i> to the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1</a></b></br> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Gloriously</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Horseman</a> <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Miriam</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Rider</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">Song</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Triumphed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-5.htm">Gloriously</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Horseman</a> <a href="/numbers/35-20.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/numbers/12-4.htm">Miriam</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Rider</a> <a href="/numbers/21-17.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/numbers/21-17.htm">Song</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">Triumphed</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Miriam sang back to them:</b><br>Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, is recognized as a prophetess and a leader among the Israelites. Her role in leading the women in song and dance highlights the importance of women in worship and celebration. This moment follows the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea, where God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians. Miriam's response is a spontaneous act of worship, reflecting the communal nature of Israelite worship. The phrase "sang back to them" suggests a call-and-response style, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures, emphasizing communal participation in worship.<p><b>“Sing to the LORD,</b><br>The call to sing to the LORD is an invitation to worship and praise God for His mighty acts. Singing is a central element of Hebrew worship, as seen throughout the Psalms. This phrase underscores the importance of acknowledging God's sovereignty and His role as the deliverer of Israel. It is a reminder that worship is directed to God alone, who is worthy of all praise.<p><b>for He is highly exalted;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's supreme power and authority. The exaltation of God is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing His majesty and holiness. In the context of the Exodus, God's exaltation is demonstrated through His victory over the Egyptians, showcasing His power over the forces of nature and human armies. This exaltation is a foretaste of the ultimate exaltation of Christ, who is seated at the right hand of God.<p><b>the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”</b><br>This phrase refers to the destruction of Pharaoh's army in the Red Sea, a pivotal event in Israel's history. The imagery of horse and rider being thrown into the sea symbolizes the complete and miraculous defeat of the Egyptians, who were pursuing the Israelites. This act of deliverance is a testament to God's protection and faithfulness to His covenant people. It also prefigures the ultimate victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ, who delivers His people from spiritual bondage. The crossing of the Red Sea is often seen as a type of baptism, symbolizing the believer's passage from death to life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/miriam.htm">Miriam</a></b><br>The sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess, and a leader among the Israelite women. She plays a significant role in leading the women in worship and celebration after the crossing of the Red Sea.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and demonstrated His power by parting the Red Sea and defeating the Egyptian army.<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 pursuing Egyptian forces. It is a symbol of God's deliverance and power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_horse_and_rider.htm">The Horse and Rider</a></b><br>Represents the Egyptian army, including Pharaoh's chariots and horsemen, who pursued the Israelites and were ultimately defeated by God when the waters of the Red Sea returned.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses_and_miriam.htm">The Song of Moses and Miriam</a></b><br>A song of praise and victory sung by Moses, Miriam, and the Israelites, celebrating God's deliverance and His mighty acts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_praise.htm">The Power of Praise</a></b><br>Miriam's song highlights the importance of praising God for His mighty acts. Praise is a response to God's deliverance and a declaration of His greatness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The defeat of the Egyptian army is a reminder of God's power to save and deliver His people from seemingly impossible situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_worship.htm">Role of Women in Worship</a></b><br>Miriam's leadership in worship demonstrates the significant role women can play in leading others in praise and celebration of God's works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_of_god's_acts.htm">Remembrance of God's Acts</a></b><br>Singing and recounting God's mighty deeds help to strengthen faith and encourage others to trust in God's power and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The collective singing of the Israelites emphasizes the importance of community in worship and the shared experience of God's deliverance.<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/can_wood_make_bitter_water_drinkable.htm">In Exodus 15:23–25, how could throwing a piece of wood into bitter water make it potable, and is there any historical or scientific basis for this claim? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_worshiping_god_entail.htm">What does worshiping God entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_exodus_15_8_align_with_hydrodynamics.htm">How can the description in Exodus 15:8 of waters piling up like a wall be reconciled with our current scientific understanding of hydrodynamics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lexicon.htm">How does Exodus 15:2 describe God's role for believers?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">Miriam answered them.</span>--Miriam and her maidens at the close of each portion of the "Song"--i.e., at the end of <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm" title="The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.">Exodus 15:5</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm" title="You did blow with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.">Exodus 15:10</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-12.htm" title="You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.">Exodus 15:12</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-18.htm" title="The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.">Exodus 15:18</a>--sang the refrain which is here given--a refrain very slightly altered from the opening verse of the "Song" itself, marking, no doubt, the time with their timbrels, and moving gracefully through a stately and solemn dance.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Miriam</span> <span class="cmt_word">answered them.</span> Miriam, with her chorus of women, answered the chorus of men, responding at the termination of each stanza or separate part of the ode with the refrain, "Sing ye to the Lord," etc. (See the "Introduction" to this chapter.) While responding, the female chorus both danced and struck their tambourines. This use of dancing in a religious ceremonial, so contrary to Western ideas of decorum, is quite consonant with Oriental practice, both ancient and modern. Other examples of it in Scripture are David's dancing before the ark (<a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">2 Samuel 6:16</a>), the dancing of Jephthah's daughter (<a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Judges 11:34</a>), and that of the virgins of Shiloh (<a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21</a>). It is also mentioned with approval in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Psalm 149:3</a>; el. 4). Dancing was practised as a religious ceremony in Egypt, in Phrygia, in Thrace, by the Phoenicians, by the Syrians, by the Romans, and others. In the nature of things there is clearly nothing unfitting or indecorous in a dedication to religion of what has been called "the poetry of gesture." But human infirmity has connected such terrible abuses with the practice that the purer religions have either discarded it or else denied it admission into their ceremonial. It still however lingers in Mohammedanism among those who are called "dancing dervishes," whose extraordinary performances are regarded as acts of devotion. <p> CHAPTER 15:22-27 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-21.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">And Miriam</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְיָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mir·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4813.htm">Strong's 4813: </a> </span><span class="str2">Miriam -- a sister of Aaron, also a man of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sang back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them:</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Sing</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁ֤ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He is highly exalted;</span><br /><span class="heb">גָאֹ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·’ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mount up, to rise, be majestic</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the horse</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֥וּס</span> <span class="translit">(sūs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rider</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹכְב֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has thrown</span><br /><span class="heb">רָמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7411.htm">Strong's 7411: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hurl, to shoot, to delude, betray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the sea.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַיָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:21 Miriam answered them Sing to Yahweh (Exo. 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