| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! | 1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said: I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea. |
| 2The LORD is my strength and 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. | 2The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him. |
| 3The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name. | 3The LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is His name. |
| 4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. | 4He threw Pharaoh's chariots and his army into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea. |
| 5The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone. | 5The floods covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone. |
| 6“Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces. | 6 LORD, Your right hand is glorious in power. LORD, Your right hand shattered the enemy. |
| 7And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. | 7You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. |
| 8And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea. | 8The waters heaped up at the blast of Your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a dam. The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea. |
| 9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’ | 9The enemy said:" I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them." |
| 10You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters. | 10But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. |
| 11“Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? | 11 LORD, who is like You among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? |
| 12You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. | 12You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. |
| 13You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation. | 13You will lead the people You have redeemed with Your faithful love; You will guide them to Your holy dwelling with Your strength. |
| 14“The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. |
| 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away. | 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; the inhabitants of Canaan will panic; |
| 16Fear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm They will be as still as a stone, Till Your people pass over, O LORD, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased. | 16and terror and dread will fall on them. They will be as still as a stone because of Your powerful arm until Your people pass by, LORD, until the people whom You purchased pass by. |
| 17You will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O LORD, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established. | 17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your possession; LORD, You have prepared the place for Your dwelling; Lord, Your hands have established the sanctuary. |
| 18“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.” | 18The LORD will reign forever and ever! |
| 19For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. | 19When Pharaoh's horses with his chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. |
| 20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. | 20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with their tambourines and danced. |
| 21And Miriam answered them: “Sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!” | 21Miriam sang to them: Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea. |
| 22So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. | 22Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water. |
| 23Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. | 23They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter--that is why it was named Marah. |
| 24And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” | 24The people grumbled to Moses, "What are we going to drink?" |
| 25So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, | 25So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable. He made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah and He tested them there. |
| 26and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” | 26He said, "If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am Yahweh who heals you." |
| 27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters. | 27Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters. |
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