en_tn_lite_do_not_use/neh/09/11.md

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  • In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.
  • And you divided the sea - Here "you" refers to God. The Levites are telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt. (See: en:bible:notes:exo:14:21)
  • divided - "ripped open" or "split open"
  • you...threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters - In this simile, the writer describes God throwing the Egyptians into the sea as a person would throw a stone into water. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)