Bible Strands
Exodus 13:4
Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites at the moment of their departure from Egypt. He identifies the current time as the month of Abib during their exodus.
The words — The Hebrew יֹצְאִים (yo.tze.'Im) means "[are] about to go out," and הַ/יּ֖וֹם (hai./Yom) means "this day." These terms fix the departure to a specific calendar date.
The thread — The month of Abib appears as the appointed time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 23:15; 34:18) and is designated as the first month of the year (Exodus 12:2).
Why it lands — The text states that the departure occurs on a specific day in Abib. It requires the reader to treat the exodus as a fixed chronological event rather than a general historical memory.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This day came ye out in the month Abib.
Cross-references
- Exodus 34:18 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
- Exodus 23:15 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
- Exodus 12:2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
- Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.