Keluaran 15:10

15:10 But ¹  you blew with your breath, and ²  the sea covered them.

They sank ³  like lead in the mighty waters.

Nehemia 9:11

9:11 You split the sea before them, and they crossed through ⁴  the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers ⁵  into the depths, like a stone into surging ⁶  waters.

[15:10]  ¹ tn “But” has been supplied here.

[15:10]  ² tn Here “and” has been supplied.

[15:10]  ³ tn The verb may have the idea of sinking with a gurgling sound, like water going into a whirlpool (R. A. Cole, Exodus [TOTC], 124; S. R. Driver, Exodus, 136). See F. M. Cross and D. N. Freedman, “The Song of Miriam,” JNES 14 (1955): 243-47.

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the midst of.”

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “those who pursued them.”

[9:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “mighty.”