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Exodus 15:19

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For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.

KJV

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

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This verse in Exodus 15

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

The LORD will reign forever

on Exodus 15:18-19

This is the first place Scripture says that God reigns, sung by former slaves just after God drowned the only king they had served. Revelation 11:15 puts the same words at the end of the Bible, He will reign forever and ever.

This site's exposition

For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea

The verse opens with For and gives the reason for the singing on both sides, the song of Moses before and Miriam's answer after. Its last clause repeats 14:29 nearly word for word.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

But the children of Israel went on dry land. Note, The destruction of the wicked serves for a foil to set off the salvation of Israel, and to make it the more illustrious, Isa. xlv.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

For the horse ... - This verse does not belong to the hymn, but marks the transition from it to the narrative.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • בָא֩it came

    va'H935 →2568 times

  • ס֨וּס[the] horse[s] of

    susH5483 →140 times

  • פַּרְעֹ֜הPharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹwith chariot[s] his

    berikhboH7393 →119 times

  • וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙and with horsemen his

    uvefarashavH6571 →57 times

  • בַּיָּ֔םin the sea

    baiyamH3220 →396 times

  • וַיָּ֧שֶׁבand he brought back

    vaiyashevH7725 →1056 times

  • יְהוָ֛הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עֲלֵהֶ֖םover them

    ʾalehemH5921 →5755 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מֵ֣י[the] waters of

    meiH4325 →581 times

  • הַיָּ֑םthe sea

    haiyamH3220 →396 times

  • וּבְנֵ֧יand [the] people of

    uveneiH1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • הָלְכ֥וּthey walked

    halekhuH1980 →1546 times

  • בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הon the dry ground

    vaiyabashahH3004 →14 times

  • בְּת֥וֹךְin [the] middle of

    betokhH8432 →418 times

  • הַיָּֽם׃ פthe sea

    haiyamH3220 →396 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 14:22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.9 worksExodus 14:28–29The 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.6 worksHebrews 11:29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.4 worksExodus 14:23And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.3 worksPsalms 37:36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.3 worksDeuteronomy 11:4what 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;3 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.2 worksPsalms 44:2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.2 worksHaggai 2:22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.2 worksJoshua 4:22you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’2 worksPsalms 106:11The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 21:31

    A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 20:7

      Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

    • Isaiah 31:1

      Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…

    • Psalms 33:17–18

      A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

    • Psalms 147:10

      He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

    • Psalms 68:20

      Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

  • Through

    Hebrews 11:29

    By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 106:9–11

      He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

    • Psalms 78:13

      He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

    • Exodus 14:13

      But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never…

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 15 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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