Exodus 12:40

40 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[a] was 430 years.

Exodus 12:40 in Other Translations

KJV
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
ESV
40 The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years.
NLT
40 The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years.
MSG
40 The Israelites had lived in Egypt 430 years.
CSB
40 The time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.

Exodus 12:40 In-Context

38 Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
39 With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
40 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years.
41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions left Egypt.
42 Because the LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the LORD for the generations to come.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 15:13; Acts 7:6; Galatians 3:17

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint "Egypt and Canaan"
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