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13 lines
560 B
Markdown
In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.
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## And you divided the sea ##
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Here "you" refers to God. The Levites are telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt. (See: [Exodus 14:21](../../exo/14/21.md))
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## divided ##
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"ripped open" or "split open"
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## you...threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters ##
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In this simile, the writer describes God throwing the Egyptians into the sea as a person would throw a stone into water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) |