Exodus 12:37

Exodus 12:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
• New International Version (NIV)The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.

Context of Exodus 12:37

35Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them – they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing. 36The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt. The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about 600,000 men on foot, plus their dependants. 38A mixed multitude also went up with them, and flocks and herds – a very large number of cattle. 39They baked cakes of bread without yeast using the dough they had brought from Egypt, for it was made without yeast – because they were thrust out of Egypt and were not able to delay, they could not prepare food for themselves either.

Exodus 12:37 word by word

וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵרַעְמְסֵ֖ס סֻכֹּ֑תָה כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֧לֶף רַגְלִ֛י הַגְּבָרִ֖ים לְבַ֥ד מִטָּֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• journeyedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• from Ramesesרַֽעַמְסֵסra‛mesês ra‛amsês · RamesesH7486
• to Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523
• about sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• on footרַגְלִיraglîy · on footH7273
• menגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• besideבַּדbad · aloneH905
• childrenטַףţaph · childH2945

Cross-references for Exodus 12:37

• Numbers 33:3They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly in plain sight of all the Egyptians.
• Exodus 1:11So they put foremen over the Israelites to oppress them with hard labor. As a result they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
• Genesis 47:11So Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them territory in the land of Egypt, in the best region of the land, the land of Rameses, just as Pharaoh had commanded.
• Exodus 38:26one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all.
• Genesis 12:2Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.
• Genesis 15:5The Lord took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”
• Genesis 46:3He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
• Numbers 1:46And all those numbered totaled 603,550.
• Numbers 11:21Moses said, “The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’

Commentaries on Exodus 12:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37From Rameses to Succoth - Rameses appears to have been another name for Goshen, though it is probable that there might have been a chief city or village in that land, where the children of Israel rendezvoused previously to their departure, called Rameses. As the term Succoth signifies booths or tents, it is probable that this place was so named from its being the place of the first encampment of the Israelites. Six hundred thousand - That is, There was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37Rameses - See Exodus 1:11 note. Rameses was evidently the place of general rendezvous, well adapted for that purpose as the principal city of Goshen. The Israelites were probably settled in considerable numbers in and about it. Pharaoh with his army and court were at that time near the frontier, and Rameses, where a large garrison was kept, was probably the place where the last interview with Moses occurred. The first part of the journey appears to have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-42Verses 37-42 The children of Israel set forward without delay. A mixed multitude went with them. Some, perhaps, willing to leave their country, laid waste by plagues; others, out of curiosity; perhaps a few out of love to them and their religion. But there were always those among the Israelites who were not Israelites. Thus there are still hypocrites in the church. This great event was 430 years from the promise made to Abraham: see Ga 3:17. So long the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37Scholars often identify Succoth with Tell el-Maskhutah. The mention of 600,000 men in Numbers 1:46 suggests about 2.5 million people in total. If this large number is literal, it presents some challenges: The camp area would cover 643 square kilometers (400 square miles). A column of people 1,000 wide would stretch nearly a mile and take 20 hours to pass one point. No other known armies in the ancient Near East were this large. Scholars suggest two…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. The children of Israel journeyed from Rameses--now generally identified with the ancient Heroopolis, and fixed at the modern Abu-Keisheid. This position agrees with the statement that the scene of the miraculous judgments against Pharaoh was "in the field of Zoan" [Psa 78:12, 43]. And it is probable that, in expectation of their departure, which the king on one pretext or another delayed, the Israelites had been assembled there as a general…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:37

• Israel
• Passover
• Rameses
• Succoth

In the dictionaries

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• Succoth
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• Children of Israel
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Commentaries on Exodus 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings