Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
Exodus 15:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אָ֣ז יָשִֽׁיר־מֹשֶׁה֩ וּבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר אָשִׁ֤ירָה לַֽיהוָה֙ כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְב֖וֹ רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃

  1. אָ֣ז'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  2. יָשִֽׁיר־ya.shir-“he sang”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
  3. מֹשֶׁה֩mo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  4. וּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.Nei“and [the] people of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַשִּׁירָ֤הha.shi.Rah“the song”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁירָה · “song” · Strong's H7892B
  8. הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  9. לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. אָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rah“I will sing”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
  13. לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. גָאֹ֣הga.'Oh“certainly <to exalted>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from גָּאָה · “to rise up” · Strong's H1342
  16. גָּאָ֔הga.'Ah“he is exalted”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּאָה · “to rise up” · Strong's H1342
  17. ס֥וּסsus“[the] horse”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  18. וְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.Vo“and rider its”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
  19. רָמָ֥הra.Mah“he has thrown”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָמָה · “to shoot” · Strong's H7411A
  20. בַיָּֽם׃vai.Yam“in the sea”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)