KJV King James Version
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.
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Exodus 12:37
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel journey from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, apart from infants;
Surrounding context — Exodus 12
34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them [such things as they required]. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.
38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, [even] very much cattle.
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.
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וַיִּסְע֧וּH5265 · na.sato set outבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמֵרַעְמְסֵ֖סH7486 · ra.me.sesRamesesסֻכֹּ֑תָהH5523 · suk.kotSuccothכְּשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixמֵא֨וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredאֶ֧לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandרַגְלִ֛יH7273 · rag.lion footהַגְּבָרִ֖יםH1397 · ga.vergreat manלְבַ֥דH905 · badalone: poleמִטָּֽף׃H2945 · taphchild
Cross-references
Numbers 1:46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.Exodus 38:26A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men].Numbers 33:5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.Numbers 33:3And 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.Numbers 11:21And Moses said, The people, among whom I [am], [are] six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.Genesis 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.Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.Numbers 2:32These [are] those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts [were] six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.Genesis 46:3And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:Genesis 15:5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Numbers 26:51These [were] the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
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