Exodus 12:37 “The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 me…”

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

World English Bible

The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, in addition to children.

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the children of Israel tooke their iourney from Rameses to Succoth about sixe hundreth thousand men of foote, beside children.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, besides children.

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel journey from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, apart from infants;

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel made the journey from Rameses to Succoth; there were about six hundred thousand men on foot, as well as children.

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Cross references

“the children”

Numbers 33:3 Numbers 33:5

Numbers 33:3 · BSB

On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,

Numbers 33:5 · BSB

The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.

“Rameses”

Genesis 47:11 Exodus 1:11

Genesis 47:11 · BSB

So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Exodus 1:11 · BSB

So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

“six hundred”

Exodus 38:26 Numbers 1:46 Numbers 11:21 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 15:5 Genesis 46:3

Exodus 38:26 · BSB

a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

Numbers 1:46 · BSB

And all those counted totaled 603,550.

Numbers 11:21 · BSB

But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 15:5 · BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Genesis 46:3 · BSB

“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Also

Numbers 2:32 Numbers 26:51

Numbers 2:32 · BSB

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

Numbers 26:51 · BSB

These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

36And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.

38And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

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