Exodus 15:9
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The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.

I will pursue

Genesis 49:27 Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.

Judges 5:30 Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn necks.

1 Kings 19:2 And Jezabel sent a messenger to Elias, saying: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and add still more, if by this hour to morrow I make not thy life as the life of one of them.

1 Kings 20:10 And the messengers returning brought him word. And he sent again, and said: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and more may they add, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

Isaiah 10:8-13 For he shall say: . . .

Isaiah 36:20 Who is there among all the gods of these lands, that hath delivered his country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.

Habakkuk 3:14 Thou hast cursed his sceptres, the head of his warriors, them that came out as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their joy was like that of him that devoureth the poor man in secret.

Luke 11:22 But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils.

destroy or repossess

Exodus 14:5,9 And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us? . . .

Context
Moses' Song of Deliverance
8And with the blast of thy anger the waters were gathered together: the flowing water stood, the depths were gathered together in the midst of the sea. 9The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.10Thy wind blew and the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters.…
Cross References
Luke 11:22
But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils.

Exodus 14:5
And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:8
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; but they were gone forth in a mighty hand.

Exodus 14:9
And when the Egyptians followed the steps of them who were gone before, they found them encamped at the sea side: all Pharao's horse and chariots and the whole army were in Phihahiroth, before Beelsephon.

Judges 5:30
Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn necks.

1 Samuel 30:8
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.

2 Samuel 22:38
I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.

Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud.

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.

Jeremiah 46:17
Call ye the name of Pharao king of Egypt, a tumult time hath brought.

Lexicon
The enemy
אוֹיֵ֛ב (’ō·w·yêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: Hating, an adversary

declared,
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘I will pursue,
אֶרְדֹּ֥ף (’er·dōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

I will overtake.
אַשִּׂ֖יג (’aś·śîḡ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

I will divide
אֲחַלֵּ֣ק (’ă·ḥal·lêq)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate

the spoils;
שָׁלָ֑ל (šā·lāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty

I will gorge myself on them.
תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹ (tim·lā·’ê·mōw)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of

I will draw
אָרִ֣יק (’ā·rîq)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7324: Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out

my sword;
חַרְבִּ֔י (ḥar·bî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

my hand
יָדִֽי׃ (yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

will destroy them.’
תּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹ (tō·w·rî·šê·mōw)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin


Additional Translations
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied on them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil: My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

The enemy said, 'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'

The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --
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