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When Israel saw the mighty arm that Adonai had wielded against the Egyptians, the people revered Adonai and had faith in Adonai and in Moses, God’s servant.", "citations": [ { "type": "Citation", "text": "Exodus 14:30–31" } ] }, { "type": "heading", "hebrew": "שִׁירַת הַיָּם", "transliteration": { "israeli": "shi|RAT ha|YAM", "orthographic": "shi|RATH hay|YAM", "sephardic": "shi|RAT hay|YAM", "chabad": "shi|RAS ha|YOM" }, "english": "THE SONG AT THE SEA" }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "אָז יָשִׁיר־מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לַיהוָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ\nלֵאמֹר אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה כִּי־גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס\nוְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם: עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַיְהִי־לִי\nלִישׁוּעָה זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ אֱלֹהֵי\nאָבִי וַאֲרֹמְמֶנְהוּ: יְהוָה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה יְהוָה\nשְׁמוֹ: מַרְכְּבֹת פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ יָרָה בַיָּם וּמִבְחַר\nשָׁלִשָׁיו טֻבְּעוּ בְיַם־סוּף: תְּהֹמֹת יְכַסְיֻמוּ יָרְדוּ בִמְצוֹלֹת כְּמוֹ־\nאָבֶן: יְמִינְךָ יְהוָה נֶאְדָּרִי בַּכֹּחַ יְמִינְךָ\nיְהוָה תִּרְעַץ אוֹיֵב: וּבְרֹב גְּאוֹנְךָ תַּהֲרֹס\nקָמֶיךָ תְּשַׁלַּח חֲרֹנְךָ יֹאכְלֵמוֹ כַּקַּשׁ: וּבְרוּחַ\nאַפֶּיךָ נֶעֶרְמוּ מַיִם נִצְּבוּ כְמוֹ־נֵד\nנֹזְלִים קָפְאוּ תְהֹמֹת בְּלֶב־יָם: אָמַר\nאוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ\nנַפְשִׁי אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִי: נָשַׁפְתָּ\nבְרוּחֲךָ כִּסָּמוֹ יָם צָלֲלוּ כַּעוֹפֶרֶת בְּמַיִם\nאַדִּירִים: מִי־כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יְהוָה מִי\nכָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת עֹשֵׂה\nפֶלֶא: נָטִיתָ יְמִינְךָ תִּבְלָעֵמוֹ אָרֶץ: נָחִיתָ\nבְחַסְדְּךָ עַם־זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ נֵהַלְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ אֶל־נְוֵה", "transliteration": { "israeli": "az ya|shir-mo|SHEH uv|NEI yis|ra-EL et-ha|shi|RAH ha|ZOT la|do|NAI va|yo|m|RU\nlei|MOR a|shi|RAH la|do|NAI ki-ga-OH ga-AH sus\nve|roch|VO ra|MAH va|YAM: o|ZI ve|zim|RAT yah va|ye|hi-li\nli|shu-AH zeh e|LI ve-an|ve|HU e|lo|HEI\na|VI va-a|ro|me|men|HU: a|do|NAI ish mil|cha|MAH a|do|NAI\nsh'MO: mar|ke|VOT par|OH ve|chei|LO ya|RAH va|YAM u|miv|CHAR\nsha|li|SHAV tu|be|U v'yam-suf: te|ho|MOT ye|chas|yu|MU ya|re|DU vim|tzo|LOT k'mo-\na|VEN: ye|mi|ne|CHA a|do|NAI ne|da|RI ba|KOACH ye|mi|ne|CHA\na|do|NAI tir|ATZ o|YEV: uv|ROV ge-o|ne|CHA ta|ha|ROS\nka|ME|cha t'sha|LACH cha|ro|ne|CHA yo|ch|le|MO ka|KASH: uv|RUACH\na|PE|cha ne-er|MU MA|yim nitz|VU ch'mo-ned\nnoz|LIM ka|fe|U te|ho|MOT b'lev-yam: a|MAR\no|YEV er|DOF a|SIG a|cha|LEK sha|LAL tim|la-e|MO\nnaf|SHI a|RIK char|BI to|ri|she|MO ya|DI: na|SHAF|ta\nv'ru|cha|CHA ki|sa|MO yam tza|la|LU ka-o|fe|RET b'MA|yim\na|di|RIM: mi-cha|mo|CHAH ba-e|LIM a|do|NAI mi\nka|mo|CHAH ne|DAR ba|KO|desh no|RA te|hi|LOT o|SEH\nfe|LE: na|ti|TA ye|mi|ne|CHA tiv|la-e|MO a|RETZ: na|chi|TA\nv'chas|de|CHA am-zu ga-AL|ta ne|HAL|ta ve-oz|CHA el-ne|VEH", "orthographic": "ʾaz ya|shir-mo|SHEH u|ve|NE yiś|ra|ʾEL ʾeth-has|shi|RAH haz|ZOʾTH la|do|NAI vay|yo|ʾm|RU\nleʾ|MOR ʾa|shi|RAH la|do|NAI ki-gha|ʾOH ga|ʾAH sus\nve|ro|khe|VO ra|MAH vay|YAM: ʿoz|ZI ve|zim|RATH yah va|ye|hi-li\nli|shu|ʿAH zeh ʾe|LI ve|ʾan|ve|HU ʾe|lo|HE\nʾa|VI va|ʾa|ro|me|men|HU: a|do|NAI ʾish mil|ḥa|MAH a|do|NAI\nshe|MO: mar|ke|VOTH par|ʿOH ve|ḥe|LO ya|RAH vay|YAM u|miv|ḥAR\nsha|li|SHAV ṭub|be|ʿU ve|yam-suf: te|ho|MOTH ye|khas|yu|MU ya|re|DHU vim|tzo|LOTH ke|mo-\nʾa|VEN: ye|mi|ne|KHA a|do|NAI neʾ|da|RI bak|KOAḥ ye|mi|ne|KHA\na|do|NAI tir|ʿATZ ʾo|YEV: u|ve|ROV ge|ʾo|ne|KHA ta|ha|ROS\nqa|ME|kha te|shal|LAḥ ḥa|ro|ne|KHA yo|ʾkh|le|MO kaq|QASH: u|ve|RUAḥ\nʾap|PE|kha ne|ʿer|MU MA|yim nit|tze|VU khe|mo-nedh\nno|ze|LIM qa|fe|ʾU the|ho|MOTH be|lev-yam: ʾa|MAR\nʾo|YEV ʾer|DOF ʾaś|śIGH ʾa|ḥal|LEQ sha|LAL tim|la|ʾe|MO\nnaf|SHI ʾa|RIQ ḥar|BI to|ri|she|MO ya|DHI: na|SHAF|ta\nve|ru|ḥa|KHA kis|sa|MO yam tza|la|LU ka|ʿo|fe|RETH be|MA|yim\nʾad|di|RIM: mi-kha|mo|KHAH ba|ʾe|LIM a|do|NAI mi\nka|mo|KHAH neʾ|DAR baq|QO|dhesh no|RAʾ the|hil|LOTH ʿo|śEH\nfe|LEʾ: na|ṭi|THA ye|mi|ne|KHA tiv|la|ʿe|MO ʾa|RETZ: na|ḥi|THA\nve|ḥas|de|KHA ʿam-zu ga|ʾALT|ta ne|HALT|ta ve|ʿoz|ze|KHA ʾel-ne|VEH", "sephardic": "az ya|shir-mo|SHEH u|ve|NE yis|ra|EL et-has|shi|RAH haz|ZOT la|do|NAI vay|yo|m|RU\nle|MOR a|shi|RAH la|do|NAI ki-ga|OH ga|AH sus\nve|ro|khe|VO ra|MAH vay|YAM: ʿoz|ZI ve|zim|RAT yah va|ye|hi-li\nli|shu|ʿAH zeh e|LI ve|an|ve|HU e|lo|HE\na|VI va|a|ro|me|men|HU: a|do|NAI ish mil|ḥa|MAH a|do|NAI\nshe|MO: mar|ke|VOT par|ʿOH ve|ḥe|LO ya|RAH vay|YAM u|miv|ḥAR\nsha|li|SHAV tub|be|ʿU ve|yam-suf: te|ho|MOT ye|khas|yu|MU ya|re|DU vim|tzo|LOT ke|mo-\na|VEN: ye|mi|ne|KHA a|do|NAI ne|da|RI bak|KOAḥ ye|mi|ne|KHA\na|do|NAI tir|ʿATZ o|YEV: u|ve|ROV ge|o|ne|KHA ta|ha|ROS\nqa|ME|kha te|shal|LAḥ ḥa|ro|ne|KHA yo|kh|le|MO kaq|QASH: u|ve|RUAḥ\nap|PE|kha ne|ʿer|MU MA|yim nit|tze|VU khe|mo-ned\nno|ze|LIM qa|fe|U te|ho|MOT be|lev-yam: a|MAR\no|YEV er|DOF as|SIG a|ḥal|LEQ sha|LAL tim|la|e|MO\nnaf|SHI a|RIQ ḥar|BI to|ri|she|MO ya|DI: na|SHAF|ta\nve|ru|ḥa|KHA kis|sa|MO yam tza|la|LU ka|ʿo|fe|RET be|MA|yim\nad|di|RIM: mi-kha|mo|KHAH ba|e|LIM a|do|NAI mi\nka|mo|KHAH ne|DAR baq|QO|desh no|RA te|hil|LOT ʿo|SEH\nfe|LE: na|ti|TA ye|mi|ne|KHA tiv|la|ʿe|MO a|RETZ: na|ḥi|TA\nve|ḥas|de|KHA ʿam-zu ga|ALT|ta ne|HALT|ta ve|ʿoz|ze|KHA el-ne|VEH", "chabad": "oz yo|shir-moy|SHEH uv'|NEI yis|ro-EIL es-ha|shi|ROH ha|ZOYS la|do|NOY va|yoy|m|RU\nlei|MOYR o|shi|ROH la|do|NOY ki-go-OYH go-OH sus\nv'roych'|VOY ro|MOH va|YOM: o|ZI v'zim|ROS yoh vay'|hi-li\nli|shu-OH zeh ei|LI v'an|vei|HU e|loy|HEI\no|VI va-a|roym'|men|HU: a|do|NOY ish mil|cho|MOH a|do|NOY\nsh'MOY: mar|k'VOYS par|OYH v'chei|LOY yo|ROH va|YOM u|miv|CHAR\nsho|li|SHOV tub'|U v'yam-suf: t'hoy|MOYS y'chas|yu|MU yor'|DU vim|tzoy|LOYS k'moy-\no|VEN: y'min'|CHO a|do|NOY ne|do|RI ba|KOYACH y'min'|CHO\na|do|NOY tir|ATZ oy|YEIV: uv'|ROYV g'oyn'|CHO ta|ha|ROYS\nko|ME|cho t'sha|LACH cha|royn'|CHO yoy|ch|lei|MOY ka|KASH: uv'|RUACH\na|PE|cho ne-er|MU MA|yim nitz'|VU ch'moy-neid\nnoyz'|LIM kof'|U s'hoy|MOYS b'lev-yom: o|MAR\noy|YEIV er|DOYF a|SIG a|cha|LEIK sho|LOL tim|lo-ei|MOY\nnaf|SHI o|RIK char|BI toy|ri|shei|MOY yo|DI: no|SHAF|to\nv'ru|cha|CHO ki|so|MOY yom tzo|la|LU ka-oy|fe|RES b'MA|yim\na|di|RIM: mi-cho|moy|CHOH bo-ei|LIM a|do|NOY mi\nko|moy|CHOH ne|DOR ba|KOY|desh noy|RO s'hi|LOYS oy|SEIH\nfe|LE: no|ti|SO y'min'|CHO tiv|lo-ei|MOY o|RETZ: no|chi|SO\nv'chas|d'CHO am-zu go-OL|to nei|HAL|to v'oz'|CHO el-n'VEIH" }, "english": "Then Moses and the people Israel sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, who has triumphed gloriously, who cast horse and rider into the sea. Adonai is my strength and my might; God is my deliverance. This is my God, to whom I give glory—the God of my ancestors, whom I exalt. Adonai is a warrior; God’s name is Adonai. God has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea; Pharaoh’s choicest captains have drowned in the Sea of Reeds. The depths covered them; they sank in the deep like a stone. Your right hand, Adonai, singular in strength—Your right hand, Adonai, shatters the enemy. With Your majestic might You crush Your foes; You let loose Your fury, to consume them like straw. In the rush of Your rage the waters were raised; the sea stood motionless, the great deep congealed. The enemy said: “I will pursue, I will capture and plunder! I will devour them, I will draw my sword. With my bare hands will I dispatch them.” You loosed the wind—the sea covered them. Like lead, they sank in the swelling waters. Who is like You, Adonai, among the mighty? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awe-inspiring in splendor, working wonders? You stretched out Your hand—the earth swallowed them. In Your love You lead the people You redeemed; with Your strength You guide them to Your holy habitation." } ], "footer": [ { "type": "Commentary", "text": "ON THAT DAY ADONAI SAVED וַיּוֹשַׁע. In Exodus, these verses form the introduction to the Song at the Sea and so they are quoted here." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "THE SONG AT THE SEA שִׁירַת הַיָּם. The recitation of the Song at the Sea is a later addition to P’sukei D’zimra and is not found in 1st-millennium orders of prayer, which included only psalms. The experience of the long exile may have created the need to include this triumphant song in each morning’s service. The midrash associates this song with the final redemption and interprets its first word, az (“then”), as Moses’ prophetic pronouncement that it would be sung in the future—since the verb yashir, understood in rabbinic Hebrew as “sang,” is actually a future tense (Mekhilta, Shirata 1)." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "THIS IS MY GOD זֶה אֵלִי. Rabbinic tradition saw in the miracle of the Sea a moment of divine manifestation greater than either the exodus itself or even the revelation at Sinai. “Even a maidservant at the Sea saw God more clearly than the greatest of the prophets!” (Mekhilta, Shirata 3)." }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "ADONAI IS A WARRIOR; GOD’S NAME IS ADONAI יְהוָה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה יְהוָה שְׁמוֹ. The entire poem emphasizes God’s role as warrior, triumphing over Israel’s enemies. On the phrase “God’s name is Adonai,” the ancient rabbis remarked that God appears in many different guises: here as a warrior, elsewhere as a sage. No matter how varied God’s manifestations, “God’s name is Adonai”—the one God is always the same (Mekhilta, Shirata 4). The deliverer from oppression, the warrior who fights injustice, is the God of compassion." }, { "type": "MarginNote", "text": "I Will Sing Sometimes we sing to ourselves—no one else hears the sound, yet our minds are singing. Sometimes we sing—our vocal chords voice a tune, and all can hear it and recognize it. And sometimes we sing and every cell of our bodies contains the song. Such songs transform both the singer and the listener. That is the way that the people Israel sang as they were saved, in crossing the Sea. —NETIVOT SHALOM" }, { "type": "MarginNote", "text": "Moses and the People Israel Sang Tradition understood Moses and the Israelites to have sung this song as call and response (antiphonal singing)—Moses would sing, and the people would respond. In some communities to this day, the verses are sung antiphonally. Call and response demands both inward and outward participation. We first participate inwardly, listening to the leader’s voice as it interprets the words. We then respond outwardly, assenting to and building on what we’ve heard. But even as we raise our voices in song, we continue to listen, to hear the voices around us, so that our communal response is harmonious and the sound of the song is full. We hear and are heard, careful not to overwhelm one another, ensuring that even the smallest voice is not drowned out. As the leader evokes our song, so too do each of us affirm and amplify each other’s voice. —MICHAEL BOINO" } ] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Lev Shalem (Excerpts)", "href": "/siddur/lev-shalem.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Verses of Song", "href": "/siddur/lev-shalem/lev-36-142-shabbat-and-festivals-morning-service-verses-of-song.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Verses of Song", "href": "/siddur/lev-shalem/lev-38-144-shabbat-and-festivals-morning-service-verses-of-song.json" } ] }