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21 and she responded[a] to them:

Sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant;
    horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.(A)

V. The Journey in the Wilderness to Sinai

At Marah and Elim. 22 (B)Then Moses led Israel forward from the Red Sea,[b] and they marched out to the wilderness of Shur. After traveling for three days through the wilderness without finding water, 23 they arrived at Marah, where they could not drink its water, because it was too bitter. Hence this place was called Marah.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:21 She responded: Miriam’s refrain echoes the first verse of this song and was probably sung as an antiphon after each verse.
  2. 15:22 Red Sea: see note on Ex 15:4.

21 Miriam sang(A) to them:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(B)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(C)

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(D) of Shur.(E) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(F) 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a](G))

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.