At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
Parallel translations
- WEB At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of Yahweh’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.
- KJV And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
- NKJV And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
- NASB And at the end of 430 years, on this very day, all the multitudes of the Lord departed from the land of Egypt.
- NLT In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land.
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At the very end of the four hundred thirty years, to the day, all the LORD's armies went out of Egypt.
Overview
The phrase 'to the day' stresses the exactness of God's timing; deliverance comes at the appointed moment, not a day early or late. Calling Israel 'the LORD's armies' (hosts) presents them as God's ordered, redeemed people. This precision magnifies God's faithfulness to His covenant promises and assures believers that His purposes unfold on schedule, however long the wait.
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- John 7:8Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
- Exod 7:4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Hab 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- Exod 12:51And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- Exod 3:10Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
- Ps 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Dan 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Josh 5:14“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- Exod 12:17So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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