Know of. surety. Hebrew. knowing thou shalt know. Figure of speech Polyptoton, and note on Genesis 26:28.
thy seed, i.e. Isaac. See note on Genesis 21:12. The 400 years date from Isaac's birth (Acts 7:6). The 430 from the "promise" or Covenant here made (compare Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:17), and include the whole "sojourning" (Exodus 12:40). and shall serve, &c. Figure of speech Epitrechon. See App-6. This is shown by the Structure (Introversion).. | Thy seed shall be. stranger, &c.. | and shall serve them. | and they shall afflict them a. four hundred years. In. and a we have the whole sojourning and duration. In. and b the servitude in Egypt (215 years).