Exodus 12:40

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses the Israelites at the moment of their departure from Egypt, concluding the Passover instructions.

The words — The text uses וּ/מוֹשַׁב (u./mo.Shav) for the dwelling or stay, and יָשְׁב֖וּ (ya.she.Vu) for they dwelt, to establish the precise length of their residence.

The thread — This timeline connects to the prophecy in Genesis 15:13 and is referenced in Acts 7:6 and Acts 13:17 regarding the descendants' foreign sojourn.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge the exact fulfillment of God's declared period of bondage before the Exodus event occurs.

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The Hebrew words

וּמוֹשַׁב֙u./mo.Shavand/ [the] dwelling of בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich יָשְׁב֖וּya.she.Vuthey dwelt בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe./mitz.Ra.yimin/ Egypt שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.Shim[was] thirty שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]וְאַרְבַּ֥עve./'ar.Ba'and/ four מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>שָׁנָֽה׃sha.Nahyear[s]

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Genesis 15:13 Then 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.
Acts 7:6 God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Acts 13:17 The 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.
Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
Galatians 3:16 The 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.
Hebrews 11:9 By 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.