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.
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.
- BSB At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of 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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Quick answer
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 ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
- Exod 7:4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
- Hab 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Acts 1:7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
- Exod 12:51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
- Exod 3:10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
- Ps 102:13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
- Dan 9:24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
- Josh 5:14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- Exod 12:17And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
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