Exodus 12:39
37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
38 And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Since 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.
40 Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
41 At 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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- BSB
- Since 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
- ASV
- 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 victuals.
- DARBY
- And they baked the dough that they brought forth out of Egypt into unleavened cakes, for it was not leavened; for they were driven out of Egypt, and could not wait; neither had they prepared for themselves any food.
- BLB
- And they baked the dough that they brought out from Egypt, of unleavened cakes, for it was not leavened for they were driven out from Egypt and were not able to delay, and also they had not made provisions for themselves.
- ÅB
- Av den deig de hadde med seg fra Egypt, bakte de usyrede kaker; for den var ikke syret, fordi de var drevet ut av Egypt og ikke torde drøye der lenger; heller ikke hadde de laget i stand reisekost.
- OTB
- Og de bakte deigen som de hadde tatt med seg ut av Egypt til kaker av usyret brød. For den hadde ikke blitt syret, siden de ble drevet ut av Egypt og ikke kunne vente, og de hadde ikke forberedt noen forsyninger for seg selv.
- B1930
- Av den deig de hadde med sig fra Egypten, bakte de usyrede kaker; for den var ikke syret, fordi de var drevet ut av Egypten og ikke torde dryge der lenger; heller ikke hadde de laget i stand reisekost.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 6:1
But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
Read in contextExodus 11:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.
Read in contextExodus 12:31–33
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
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