Exodus 15:21

21 And Miriam answered, "Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; [the] horse and its rider he hurled into the sea."

Exodus 15:21 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 15:21

And Miriam answered them
The men, for the word is masculine; that is, repeated, and sung the same song word for word after them, as they had done, of which a specimen is given by reciting the first clause of the song: sing ye to the Lord;
which is by way of exhortation to the women to sing with her, as Moses begins the song thus: "I will sing unto the Lord", for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea; (See Gill on Exodus 15:1), the manner of their singing, according to the Jews ^F26, was, Moses first said, "I will sing", and they said it after him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 T. Hieros. Sotah, fol. 20. 3. T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 30. 2.

Exodus 15:21 In-Context

19 When the horses of Pharaoh came into the sea with his chariots and with his charioteers, Yahweh brought back upon them the waters of the sea, and the {Israelites} traveled on dry ground through the middle of the sea.

20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

21 And Miriam answered, "Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; [the] horse and its rider he hurled into the sea."

22 And Moses caused Israel to set out from the {Red Sea}, and they went out into the desert of Shur, and they traveled three days in the desert, and they did not find water.

23 And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore {it was named} Marah.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "answered to them"