Exodus 15:4
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Exodus 15:4 in other translations
| BSB | Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. |
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| WEB | He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. |
| ASV | Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. |
| YLT | Chariots of Pharaoh and his force He hath cast into the sea; And the choice of his captains Have sunk in the Red Sea! |
| DARBY | Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. |
| BBE | Pharaoh's war-carriages and his army he has sent down into the sea: the best of his captains have gone down into the Red Sea. |
| Webster | Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. |
What does Exodus 15:4 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 15:1-21
This song is the most ancient we know of. It is a holy song, to the honour of God, to exalt his name, and celebrate his praise, and his only, not in the least to magnify any man. Holiness to the Lord is in every part of it. It may be considered as typical, and prophetical of the final destruction of the enemies of the church. Happy the people whose God is the Lord. They have work to do, temptations to grapple with…
Exodus 15:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 15:4
- Exodus 14:13-28
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. …
- Exodus 14:6-7
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Exodus 15:3
The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
- Exodus 15:4
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
- Exodus 15:5
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
Exodus 15:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los carros de Faraón y á su ejército echó en la mar; y sus escogidos príncipes fueron hundidos en el mar Bermejo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les chars du Pharaon, et son armée, il les a jetés dans la mer; l’élite de ses capitaines a été enfoncée dans la mer Rouge. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Wagen des Pharao und seine Heeresmacht hat er ins Meer gestürzt, und die Auserlesenen seiner Wagenkämpfer sind versunken im Schilfmeer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | currus Pharaonis et exercitum ejus projecit in mare: electi principes ejus submersi sunt in mari Rubro. |