And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
Parallel translations
- WEB That same day, Yahweh brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
- KJV And 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.
- NKJV And it came to pass, on that very same day, that the Lord brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their armies.
- NASB And on that very day the Lord brought the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their multitudes.
- NLT On that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.
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Quick answer
On that very day the LORD brought all Israel out of Egypt according to their divisions.
Overview
This verse caps the Passover narrative by declaring the deliverance accomplished 'that same day.' Israel leaves not as a chaotic mob but as ordered 'armies,' God's redeemed host. The repetition of God as the actor, 'Yahweh brought,' makes clear that the exodus is His work from first to last, the great Old Testament picture of salvation by the Lord's mighty hand.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 12:41At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
- Exod 6:26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
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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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