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The best of Pharaoh&#8217s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and army he has hurled into the sea. The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Pharaoh&#8217s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are sunk in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; His chosen captains are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He threw Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He threw Pharaoh&#8217s chariots and his army into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He threw the chariots and army of Egypt's king into the Red Sea, and he drowned the best of the king's officers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He has thrown Pharaoh's chariots and army into the sea. Pharaoh's best officers were drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"He threw Egypt's army and its chariots into the sea; the best of its officers were drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea; his best officers sank in the Reed Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh?s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has cast Pharaoh's chariots and his army into the sea. His choice officers were drowned in the Sea at the End.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Chariots of Pharaoh and his force "" He has cast into the sea; And the choice of his captains "" Have sunk in the Red Sea!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Chariots of Pharaoh and his force He hath cast into the sea; And the choice of his captains Have sunk in the Red Sea!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he threw into the sea; his chosen rulers sank in the sea of sedge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Pharao's chariots and his army he hath cast into the sea: his chosen captains are drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The chariots of Pharaoh, and his army, he has cast into the sea; his elect leaders have been submerged in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s chariots and army he hurled into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he cast into the sea; his picked officers were sunk in the Red Sea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea; his valiant men also are drowned in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he cast into the sea and he drowned the chosen of his mighty men in The Sea of Reeds.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has cast the chariots of Pharao and his host into the sea, the chosen mounted captains: they were swallowed up in the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-4.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=3732" 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">3</span>The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: mar·kə·ḇōṯ (N-fpc) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: wə·ḥê·lōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">and army</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: yā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">He has cast</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> <a href="/hebrew/4005.htm" title="4005: ū·miḇ·ḥar (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">the finest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7991.htm" title="7991: šā·li·šāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or shalowsh; or shalosh; from shalowsh; a triple, i.e. a triangle; also a three-fold measure; also a general of the third rank.">of his officers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: ṭub·bə·‘ū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">are drowned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5488.htm" title="5488: sūp̄ (N-ms) -- Reeds, rushes. Probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus.">in the Red</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: ḇə·yam- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">Sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.…<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/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="/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="/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="/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="/joshua/24-6.htm">Joshua 24:6-7</a></span><br />When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea. / 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="/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="/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="/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="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-20</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="/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="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Deuteronomy 11:4</a></span><br />what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;<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.<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/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-13</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / 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?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Pharaoh's chariots and his host has he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-28</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever… </p><p class="hdg">chosen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Exodus 14:7</a></b></br> And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Army</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Drowned</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Force</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Host</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Sunk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Army</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Drowned</a> <a href="/exodus/19-21.htm">Force</a> <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Host</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/judges/20-15.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/15-5.htm">Sunk</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 chariots and army symbolize the might and power of Egypt, the superpower of the ancient world. The casting into the sea signifies divine intervention, highlighting God's sovereignty and power over nature and nations. This event is a fulfillment of God's promise to deliver His people and is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, marking their liberation from slavery. The Red Sea crossing is often seen as a type of baptism, symbolizing the transition from bondage to freedom, paralleling the Christian experience of salvation through Christ.<p><b>the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.</b><br>The "finest of his officers" indicates the elite forces of Pharaoh's army, emphasizing the totality of Egypt's defeat. The drowning in the Red Sea serves as a judgment against Egypt's oppression and idolatry. This event is a demonstration of God's justice and protection over His chosen people. The Red Sea, also known as the Sea of Reeds, is a geographical location that has been subject to much archaeological and scholarly study, though its exact crossing point remains debated. This act of divine deliverance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/136-15.htm">Psalm 136:15</a>, and serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and power to save. The destruction of the Egyptian forces prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as He leads His people to eternal freedom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who enslaved the Israelites and refused to let them go, leading to the plagues and the eventual Exodus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariots_and_army.htm">Chariots and Army</a></b><br>Represents the military might of Egypt, which pursued the Israelites as they fled.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea (Red Sea)</a></b><br>The body of water that God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape, and then used to destroy the Egyptian forces.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/officers.htm">Officers</a></b><br>The elite leaders of Pharaoh's army, signifying the strength and pride of Egypt's military.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_the_red_sea_crossing.htm">The Event of the Red Sea Crossing</a></b><br>A pivotal moment in the Exodus account where God demonstrates His power and deliverance.<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 destruction of Pharaoh's army demonstrates God's supreme power over earthly rulers and military might.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_salvation.htm">Deliverance and Salvation</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the Israelites from their enemies, He offers spiritual deliverance to believers through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_justice.htm">Judgment and Justice</a></b><br>The fate of the Egyptians serves as a reminder of God's justice and the consequences of opposing His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust_in_god.htm">Faith and Trust in God</a></b><br>The Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea is a testament to the importance of faith and trust in God's promises and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_praise.htm">Remembrance and Praise</a></b><br>The song of Moses in <a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Exodus 15</a> encourages believers to remember and praise God for His past acts of deliverance and faithfulness.<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/why_no_egyptian_records_of_exodus_15_4-5.htm">In Exodus 15:4–5, if Pharaoh’s entire army truly drowned, why is there no corroborating historical or archaeological evidence in Egyptian records? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_egypt_record_exodus_15's_defeat.htm">Why does Exodus 15 portray a complete military defeat of Egypt, yet no known Egyptian texts mention such a catastrophic loss? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_'red_sea'_or_'reed_sea'.htm">Is "Red Sea" or "Reed Sea" the correct translation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_scholars_say_exodus_14_means_reed_sea.htm">Why do some scholars argue that Exodus 14 refers to the Reed Sea rather than the Red Sea, creating a contradiction in traditional interpretations? </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>(4) <span class= "bld">His chosen captains.</span>--Comp. <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm" title="And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.">Exodus 14:7</a>, where the same word is used.<p><span class= "bld">Are</span> <span class= "bld">drowned.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">were drowned.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Pharaoh's chariots and his</span> <span class="cmt_word">host.</span> The "host" of this passage is not the "army" of <a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Exodus 14:9</a>, though in the original the same word is used, but the whole multitude of those who rode in the chariots, and were drowned in the sea. <span class="cmt_word">Hath</span> <span class="cmt_word">he cast.</span> Or "hurled." The verb commonly expresses the hurling of a javelin or the shooting of an arrow. <span class="cmt_word">His chosen captains</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Exodus 14:7</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Are drowned</span>. Literally, "were submerged." The word describes the act of drowning, not the state of lying drowned in the depths of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-4.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">Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chariots</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְכְּבֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mar·kə·ḇōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and army</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֵיל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥê·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2426.htm">Strong's 2426: </a> </span><span class="str2">An army, an intrenchment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has thrown</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the sea;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַיָּ֑ם</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 /><br /><span class="word">the finest</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִבְחַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4005.htm">Strong's 4005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Choicest, best</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his officers</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(šā·li·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7991.htm">Strong's 7991: </a> </span><span class="str2">A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are drowned</span><br /><span class="heb">טֻבְּע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭub·bə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2883.htm">Strong's 2883: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sink, sink down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Red</span><br /><span class="heb">סֽוּף׃</span> <span class="translit">(sūp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5488.htm">Strong's 5488: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, the papyrus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<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/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:4 He has cast Pharaoh's chariots and his (Exo. 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