Exodus 12:40

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.”

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BSBPD

“Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the dwelling of the sons of Israel which they have dwelt in Egypt <FI>is<Fi> four hundred and thirty years;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 12:40 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
  2. Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  3. Acts 7:6God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  4. Acts 13:17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
  5. Galatians 3:16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  6. Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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