Exodus 12:37-49 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Exodus 12:37 - Exodus 18. From Egypt to Sinai.

Exodus 12:37-49 J. The Exodus. From Rameses (Exodus 1:11 b *) the first stage of the journey took the people 10 miles W. to Succoth (Eg. Thikke), the district round Pithom (Exodus 1:11 b). The number 600,000 (cf. Numbers 11:21), not including children (rather little ones, i.e. women and children, as Exodus 10:10; Exodus 12:24, and often in J), implies a total of about two millions, which not only involves a complex and long-continued miracle, for not more than 5000 could be taken out of Goshen or into Sinai (Petrie), but is wholly at variance with the general impression made either by J or E. It had probably been inserted by Rp to suit P's late and artificial reckoning (Numbers 1:1-46 *). With the party (Exodus 12:38) a great mixed mass (cf. Numbers 11:4, different Heb.) of non-Israelites went also: connexions by marriage (cf. Leviticus 24:10), Bedawin, and fellow-workpeople glad to escape the corvé e. The food for the journey (Exodus 12:39, cf. Exodus 12:34) consisted of subcinerarii panes (Vulg.), cakes baked on the hot stones (1 Kings 19:6, mg.) under the ashes of the fire that had heated the stones.

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Exodus 12:37-49

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 mixedi 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.

41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

42 It is a nightj to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

47 All the congregation of Israel shall keepk it.

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.