"And the waters returned and covered (Exodus 14:28)

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 7:6
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(Exodus 14:28) "And the waters returned and covered the chariot, etc.": even that of Pharaoh. These are the words of R. Yehudah, it being written (Ibid. 15:4) "the chariots of Pharaoh and his host, etc." R. Nechemiah says: except for that of Pharaoh, it being written (Ibid. 9:16) "But, because of this I have preserved you." Others say: Pharaoh descended last and he drowned, viz. (Ibid. 15:19) "For the horse of Pharaoh came with its chariot and its riders into the sea, and the L–rd turned back upon them the waters of the sea."

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