And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
Parallel translations
- WEB They traveled from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover, the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians,
- BSB On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,
- NKJV They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians.
- NASB Now they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the sons of Israel started out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians,
- NLT They set out from the city of Rameses in early spring—on the fifteenth day of the first month—on the morning after the first Passover celebration. The people of Israel left defiantly, in full view of all the Egyptians.
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Quick answer
Israel set out from Rameses the day after the Passover, marching out boldly in full view of the Egyptians. The departure marks the triumphant beginning of the exodus.
Overview
The journey begins at Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, just after the Passover, with Israel leaving with a high hand, that is, in bold triumph. The timing ties the exodus inseparably to the Passover, when the lamb's blood spared Israel's firstborn. This foundational deliverance prefigures Christ, our Passover Lamb, whose blood frees His people and leads them out in confident victory.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 14:8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
- Exod 13:4This day came ye out in the month Abib.
- Exod 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
- Isa 52:12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
- Exod 12:2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
- Gen 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
- Mic 2:13The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
- Ps 105:38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
- Exod 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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