Exodus 15

Exodus 15:1

"Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to God, and spoke, saying, Let us sing to the Lord, for he is very greatly glorified: horse and rider he has thrown into the sea."
Manuscripts (3)
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4Q Exodus showing Exodus 15:1 from Mid-3rd Century BC – Mid-2nd Century BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
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4Q Exodus

1 of 34Q15
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~250 BC (Mid-3rd Century BC – Mid-2nd Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

An exceptionally early Hebrew scroll containing passages from the Book of Exodus, discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. Dated to the Hasmonean period, this parchment manuscript is believed by scholars to have been copied as a special excerpted collection for liturgical or educational use.

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Codex Vaticanus showing Exodus 15:1 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
Codex

Codex Vaticanus

2 of 3B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Exodus 15:1 from 5th Century (c. 400-440 CE) found in Alexandria, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Codex

Codex Alexandrinus

3 of 3A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.

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