Exodus 12:40
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Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
In other translations
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
Hebrew words
וּמוֹשַׁבumoshavand [the] dwelling ofH4186בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יָשְׁבוּyashevuthey dweltH3427בְּמִצְרָיִםbemitzrayimin EgyptH4714שְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim[was] thirtyH7970שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141וְאַרְבַּעve'arba'and fourH702מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967שָׁנָה׃shanahyear[s]H8141
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Related verses
- Genesis 15:13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Acts 7:6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Acts 13:17The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
- Galatians 3:16-1716 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.16 The 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. 17 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
- Hebrews 11:9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
- Genesis 12:1-31 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Egypt