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href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD&#8217s divisions left Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the LORD’s forces left the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And at the end of 430 years, on this very day, all the multitudes of the LORD departed from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it happened at the end of 430 years, to the very day, that all the hosts of Yahweh went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />At the end of the four hundred and thirty years, to that very day, all the hosts of the LORD [gathered into tribal armies] left the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the LORD’s military divisions went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the LORD&#8217s divisions went out from the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of Jehovah went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After exactly 430 years all the LORD's people left Egypt in organized family groups.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the day the 430 years ended, all the tribes of the LORD's people left Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At the end of 430 years, to the very day, all the tribal divisions of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD?s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />At the end of the 430 years, on the very day, all the regiments of the LORD went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened at the end of four hundred thirty years, even the same day it happened, that all the regiments of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD departed from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of Yahweh’s armies went out from the land of Egypt. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and it comes to pass, at the end of four hundred and thirty years—indeed, it comes to pass on this very same day—all the hosts of YHWH have gone out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and it cometh to pass, at the end of four hundred and thirty years -- yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day -- all the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be from the end of thirty years and four hundred years, in this self-same day all the armies of Jehovah will go forth out of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which being expired, the same day all the army of the Lord went forth out of the land of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Having been completed, on the same day all the army of the Lord departed from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the end of four hundred and thirty years, on this very date, all the armies of the LORD left the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At the end of four hundred thirty years, on that very day, all the companies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years. on this very day that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it was after four hundred and thirty years, on this day, all the armies of LORD JEHOVAH went out from the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the host of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after the four hundred and thirty years, all the forces of the Lord came forth out of the land of Egypt by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/12-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3086" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">The Exodus Begins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">At the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">of the 430</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·ba‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">to the</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘e·ṣem (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣiḇ·’ō·wṯ (N-cpc) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">divisions</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6-7</a></span><br />God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Galatians 3:17</a></span><br />What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-7</a></span><br />Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a></span><br />Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Psalm 105:37-38</a></span><br />He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled. / Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-3.htm">Numbers 33:3-4</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians, / who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a></span><br />In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Jeremiah 32:20-21</a></span><br />You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day. / You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9-10</a></span><br />But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. / So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17</a></span><br />The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a></span><br />So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">selfsame</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Psalm 102:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt arise, <i>and</i> have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a></b></br> Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a></b></br> For the vision <i>is</i> yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.</p><p class="hdg">hosts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Exodus 12:51</a></b></br> And it came to pass the selfsame day, <i>that</i> the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4</a></b></br> But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, <i>and</i> my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Joshua 5:14</a></b></br> And he said, Nay; but <i>as</i> captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. 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The 430 years likely include the time from Abraham's arrival in Canaan to the Exodus. This period fulfills God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a>, where He foretold that his descendants would be strangers in a land not their own and would be enslaved and mistreated for 400 years. The precision of "430 years" underscores God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises at the appointed time.<p><b>to the very day</b><br>The specificity of "to the very day" emphasizes the exactness of God's timing. It suggests that the Exodus occurred on the anniversary of the Israelites' entry into Egypt, highlighting God's sovereignty and precision in His plans. This phrase also underscores the importance of divine timing in biblical events, reflecting the meticulous nature of God's covenantal promises.<p><b>all the LORD’s divisions</b><br>The term "divisions" refers to the organized groups or tribes of Israel, often likened to military formations. This reflects the structured and orderly nature of the Israelite community as they prepared to leave Egypt. The use of "LORD's divisions" indicates that the Israelites were under divine command, portraying God as a commander leading His people to freedom. This imagery foreshadows the spiritual battles and journeys the Israelites would face, with God as their leader.<p><b>went out of the land of Egypt</b><br>This phrase marks the physical departure of the Israelites from Egypt, signifying liberation from slavery and the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land. It fulfills God's promise of deliverance and is a pivotal moment in Israelite history. The Exodus is a foundational event, symbolizing redemption and salvation, and is often seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work. Just as the Israelites were freed from physical bondage, Christ offers freedom from spiritual bondage. The departure from Egypt also sets the stage for the giving of the Law at Sinai and the establishment of Israel as a covenant nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were enslaved in Egypt for 430 years.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were held in bondage and from which they were delivered by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_divisions.htm">The LORD’s Divisions</a></b><br>Refers to the organized groups or hosts of Israelites who left Egypt, emphasizing their identity as God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/4/430_years.htm">430 Years</a></b><br>The period of time the Israelites spent in Egypt, marking the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites' departure from Egypt, a pivotal moment in biblical history symbolizing liberation and divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment</a></b><br>The precise fulfillment of the 430 years demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>The phrase "to the very day" underscores God's sovereignty and precision. Christians are encouraged to trust in God's timing, even when it seems delayed from a human perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_people.htm">Identity as God's People</a></b><br>The term "the LORD’s divisions" highlights the Israelites' identity as God's chosen people. Believers today are reminded of their identity in Christ and the importance of living as His representatives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_redemption.htm">Deliverance and Redemption</a></b><br>The Exodus is a powerful symbol of deliverance and redemption, pointing to the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. Christians are called to live in the freedom Christ provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The organized departure of the Israelites as "divisions" emphasizes the importance of community and unity among God's people. Believers are encouraged to support and journey together in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1–9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_slow_to_fulfill_promises.htm">Why does God seem slow in fulfilling promises?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_biblical_laws_mirror_hammurabi's.htm">Why do many biblical laws appear to be copied from earlier legal codes like the Code of Hammurabi?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_12_40__explain_430-year_sojourn.htm">Exodus 12:40 - How do we reconcile the stated 430-year sojourn in Egypt with genealogies or other biblical timelines that seem shorter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">The selfsame day . . . all the hosts . . . went out.</span>--<span class= "ital">All started, i.e.,</span> on one and the same day--the fifteenth of the month Abib. Some would start during the night, some in the morning, others at different periods of the day. They had different distances to traverse in order to reach the appointed halt, Succoth.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The self-same day... all the hosts went out</span>. The setting forth upon the journey is regarded as the "going out" - not the actual exit, which was only effected by the passage of the Red Sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At the end</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֵּץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extremity, after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the 430</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirty, thirtieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">very</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘e·ṣem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">divisions</span><br /><span class="heb">צִבְא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiḇ·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽצְא֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:41 It happened at the end of four (Exo. 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