unfoldingWord_en_tn/exo/15/01.md

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General Information:

This is a song about the events that happened in Exodus 14:26-28.

he has triumphed gloriously

It can be stated explicitly over whom Yahweh triumphed. Alternate translation: "he has achieved a glorious victory over the army of Egypt" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea

Moses sang about God causing the sea to cover and drown the horse and rider as if God had thrown them into the sea. Alternate translation: "he has made the sea cover over the horse and rider" or "he has made the horse and rider drown in the sea" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the horse and its rider

This refers to all or many of the Egyptian horses and riders that were chasing the Israelites. Alternate translation: "the horses and their riders" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-genericnoun)

rider

This is a person who sits on a horse or travels in a chariot that a horse is pulling.