32 Take (A)both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also.”

Exodus of Israel

33 (B)The Egyptians urged the people, to send them out of the land in a hurry, for they said, “We will all be dead.” 34 So the people took (C)their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls bound up in the clothes on their shoulders.

35 (D)Now the sons of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, for they had requested from the Egyptians articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; 36 and the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have their request. Therefore they (E)plundered the Egyptians.

37 Now the (F)sons of Israel journeyed from (G)Rameses to Succoth, about (H)six hundred thousand men on foot, aside from children. 38 A (I)mixed multitude also went up with them, [a]along with flocks and herds, a (J)very large number of livestock.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:38 Lit and

32 Take your flocks and herds,(A) as you have said, and go. And also bless(B) me.”

33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(C) and leave(D) the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all die!”(E) 34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs(F) wrapped in clothing. 35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(G) and for clothing.(H) 36 The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(I) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(J) the Egyptians.

37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(K) to Sukkoth.(L) There were about six hundred thousand men(M) on foot, besides women and children. 38 Many other people(N) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

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