Exodus 12:31-42
1599 Geneva Bible
31 And he called to Moses and to Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you out from among my people, both ye, and the children of Israel, and go serve the Lord as ye have said.
32 Take also your sheep and your cattle as ye have said, and depart, and [a]bless me also.
33 And the Egyptians did force the people, because they would send them out of the land in haste: for they said, We die all.
34 Therefore the people took their dough before it was leavened, even their dough bound in clothes upon their shoulders.
35 And the children of Israel did according to the saying of Moses, and they asked of the Egyptians (A)jewels of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment.
36 And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and they [b]granted their request: so they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 Then the (B)children of Israel took their journey from [c]Rameses to Succoth about six hundred thousand men of foot, besides children.
38 And [d]a great multitude of sundry sorts of people went out with them, and sheep, and beeves, and cattle in great abundance.
39 And they baked the dough which they brought out of Egypt, and made unleavened cakes: for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, neither could they tarry, nor yet prepare themselves vittles.
40 ¶ So the dwelling of the children of Israel, while they dwelled in Egypt, was (C)four hundred and thirty years.
41 And when the [e]four hundred and thirty years were expired, even the selfsame day departed all the hosts of the Lord out of the land of Egypt.
42 It is a night to be kept holy to the Lord, because he brought them out of the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord, which all the children of Israel must keep throughout their generations.
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- Exodus 12:32 Pray for me.
- Exodus 12:36 Or, lent them.
- Exodus 12:37 Which was a city in Goshen, Gen. 47:11.
- Exodus 12:38 Which were strangers, and not born of the Israelites.
- Exodus 12:41 From Abraham’s departing from Ur in Chaldea unto the departing of the children of Israel from Egypt are 430 years.
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