14:23 The Egyptians chased them and followed them into the middle of the sea – all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.
14:26 The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward the sea, so that the waters may flow 3 back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen!”
15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh 4 and his army he has thrown into the sea,
and his chosen 5 officers were drowned 6 in the Red Sea.
1 tn The construction is unusual in that it says, “And Egypt will know.” The verb is plural, and so “Egypt” must mean “the Egyptians.” The verb is the perfect tense with the vav consecutive, showing that this recognition or acknowledgment by Egypt will be the result or purpose of the defeat of them by God.
2 tn The form is בְּהִכָּבְדִי (bÿhikkavÿdi), the Niphal infinitive construct with a preposition and a suffix. For the suffix on a Niphal, see GKC 162-63 §61.c. The word forms a temporal clause in the line.
3 tn The verb, “and they will return,” is here subordinated to the imperative preceding it, showing the purpose of that act.
4 tn Gesenius notes that the sign of the accusative, often omitted in poetry, is not found in this entire song (GKC 363 §117.b).
5 tn The word is a substantive, “choice, selection”; it is here used in the construct state to convey an attribute before a partitive genitive – “the choice of his officers” means his “choice officers” (see GKC 417 §128.r).
6 tn The form is a Qal passive rather than a Pual, for there is not Piel form or meaning.