Keraia
Exodus 15

Exodus 15:17

The Song at the Sea · Exodus 15:1–21
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Translations

Modern
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
Traditional
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
Literal
You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance—the place for Your own dwelling, which You have made, O YHWH, the sanctuary, O Lord, that Your hands have established.
Latin
Introduces eos, et plantabis in monte hæreditatis tuæ, firmissimo habitaculo tuo quod operatus es, Domine: sanctuarium tuum, Domine, quod firmaverunt manus tuæ.

Original

Hebrew
English
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.

Notes

Exodus 15:17

on the mountain of Your inheritance: In the ancient world, people believed that their gods lived on mountains.

In this way of speaking, the land of Canaan is pictured as the place where God lives and rules.

Exodus 15:13–18

The people God has redeemed have confidence for the future. Because of what the Lord had done in rescuing Israel from his enemies, there was no doubt that he would be able to carry through on his promise to take them safely into the promised land.

Exodus 15:1–18

Scholars believe this song of rescue to be one of the oldest preserved examples of the Hebrew language, attesting to its importance in Israel’s thought and faith. It is divided into three stanzas:

  1. The first stanza celebrates the Lord's rescue of Moses and his people (using many first-person pronouns, 15:1–5).

  2. The second stanza celebrates the great difference between the Lord and the Egyptians (verses 6–12).

  3. The third stanza considers what these events would mean for the future (verses 13–18).

Events

Parallels

Judges 5:1–31

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Edom, Edomites Exodus, the God, Names of Inheritance Moses Music Poetry, Biblical Red Sea Sanctuary Song of Deborah Song of Moses

Topics

Being a Sanctuary Canaan: Land of Called the Sanctuary Epic: (Heroic Poetry): Miriam's Song Faith: Exemplified God: Preserver Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Through the Red Sea: Israel's Song of Praise Joy of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his Army Were Destroyed Poetry: Epic: Moses' Song Praise: Moses Praise: Song of Moses, After the Passage Through the Red Sea Psalms of Moses, Celebrating the Deliverance at the Red Sea Select Readings: Song of Moses when Pharaoh and his Army Were Overthrown Song: War Thankfulness: Exemplified Thankfulness: To God of Moses The Armies of Israel: Congratulated on Returning Victorious The Providence of God is Exercised in Defeating Wicked Designs