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Shamut 15

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15:1

The Song of Deliverance

Then sang Mushah and the children of Yashar'al this song unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and spake, saying, "I will sing unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea."
15:2
"𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my Alahiym, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's Alahiym, and I will exalt him."
15:3
"𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 is a man of war: 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 is his name."
15:4
"Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea."
15:5
"The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone."
15:6
"Thy right hand, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, hath dashed in pieces the enemy."
15:7
"And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble."
15:8
"And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea."
15:9
"The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them."
15:10
"Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters."
15:11
"Who is like unto thee, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, among the mighty ones? who is like thee, glorious in set-apartness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?"
15:12
"Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them."
15:13
"Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy set-apart habitation."
15:14

The Fear of the Nations

"The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Peleshet."
15:15
"Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Kena'an shall melt away."
15:16
"Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased."
15:17
"Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Adun, which thy hands have established."
15:18
"𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 shall reign for ever and ever."
15:19
For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Yashar'al went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
15:20

The Dance of Miryam

And Miryam the prophetess, the sister of Aharon, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
15:21
And Miryam answered them, "Sing ye to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea."
15:22

The Waters of Testing

So Mushah brought Yashar'al from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
15:23
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
15:24
And the people murmured against Mushah, saying, "What shall we drink?"
15:25

The Tree of Healing

And he cried unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄; and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
15:26
And said, "If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 thy Alahiym, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Mitzrites: for I am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 that healeth thee."
15:27

The Oasis of Elim

And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.