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Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
Exodus 15:2
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Study notes

After crossing the sea, Moses and Israel sing that the Lord is their strength, their song and their salvation.

Explanation

This is part of the song Israel sang after God brought them through the sea (15:1-18). God is their strength and the reason for their song. Praise is personal ("my God") and passed down ("my father's God").

Original language
  • עָזִּ֤י ('a.Zi): strength
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H5797 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Might, strength.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Exodus 15:2, word 1

  • לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה (li.shu.'Ah): salvation
    Hebrew · Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H3444 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Salvation.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Exodus 15:2, word 6

  • וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ (ve.'an.Ve.hu): to beautify
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H5115A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will glorify or praise Him.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Exodus 15:2, word 9

  • וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ (va.'a.rom.Mene.hu): to exalt
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, piel, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H7311A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will exalt Him.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Exodus 15:2, word 12

Cross-references
  • Isaiah 12:2 · Parallel account

    Isaiah repeats these words.

  • Psalm 118:14 · Parallel account

    The same line in Psalm 118.

  • Exodus 15:1 · Surrounding passage

    The beginning of the song.

Sources

Original language and places

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)

עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֔הּ וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה זֶ֤ה אֵלִי֙ וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י אָבִ֖י וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃

  1. עָזִּ֤י'a.Zi“[is] might my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עֹז · “strength” · Strong's H5797
  2. וְזִמְרָת֙ve.zim.Rat“and strength”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from זִמְרָת · “song” · Strong's H2176
  3. יָ֔הּYah“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יָהּ · “LORD” · Strong's H3050
  4. וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and he has become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. לִ֖יli“of me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  6. לִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'Ah“<into> salvation”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  7. זֶ֤הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  8. אֵלִי֙'e.Li“[is] God my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  9. וְאַנְוֵ֔הוּve.'an.Ve.hu“and I will glorify him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָוָה · “to beautify” · Strong's H5115A
  10. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  11. אָבִ֖י'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  12. וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ׃va.'a.rom.Mene.hu“and I will exalt him”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רוּם · “to exalt” · Strong's H7311A
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)