Miriam Led the Women in Song as Moses Led the Men

Mekhilta DeRabbi Shimon Ben Yochai 15:21

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"And Miriam answered them" (Exodus 15:21). Scripture tells us that just as Moses recited the song for the men, so Miriam recited the song for the women: "Sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously."

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