Exodus 12:40

Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

In Context

39Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.

41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.

Acts 7:6God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Galatians 3:16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 12:38-43

Departure of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1491.) 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 Now the sojourning… Read the whole commentary →

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