Exodus 12:51

“And on that very day YHWH brought out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt by their armies.”

Exodus 12:51 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:51, word by word

And on that veryיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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And on that veryעֶצֶםetsem

very

With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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brought outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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by their armiesצִבְאֹתָtsivota

army

An army.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

50All the sons of Israel did so; as YHWH had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

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