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Exodus 15:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

God has thrown Pharaoh's chariots and his entire army into the sea. Even his best military officers have drowned in the Red Sea.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse celebrates how God completely defeated the Egyptian army by drowning them in the Red Sea when they pursued the Israelites.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the Song of Moses, sung after God miraculously parted the Red Sea to let the Israelites escape from Egypt. When Pharaoh's army followed them into the sea, God caused the waters to crash down, destroying the entire Egyptian force. This was the final act of Israel's deliverance from 400 years of slavery in Egypt.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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