Exodus 12:40-42
New King James Version
40 Now the [a]sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in [b]Egypt was (A)four hundred and thirty years. 41 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 (B)all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is (C)a [c]night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
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- Exodus 12:40 Length of the stay
- Exodus 12:40 Sam., LXX Egypt and Canaan
- Exodus 12:42 night of vigil
Exodus 12:40-42
English Standard Version
40 The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. 41 At the end of (A)430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a (B)night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.
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Exodus 12:40-42
King James Version
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
41 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.
42 It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
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