Exodus 12:40

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.12.40", "source": "וּמוֹשַׁב֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשְׁב֖וּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃", "text": "And-*ûmôšaḇ* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* which *ʾăšer* *yāšəḇû* in-*bəmiṣrāyim* *šəlōšîm* *šānāh* and-*wəʾarbaʿ* *mēʾôṯ* *šānāh*.", "grammar": { "*ûmôšaḇ*": "waw conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and dwelling/sojourn of", "*bənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yāšəḇû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they dwelt/lived", "*bəmiṣrāyim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Egypt", "*šəlōšîm*": "numeral - thirty", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*wəʾarbaʿ*": "waw conjunction + numeral - and four", "*mēʾôṯ*": "numeral feminine plural - hundred", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year" }, "variants": { "*ûmôšaḇ*": "dwelling/sojourn/habitation/time of dwelling", "*yāšəḇû*": "dwelt/lived/resided/stayed", "*šānāh*": "year/period of time" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמוֹשַׁב֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשְׁב֖וּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-ûmôšaḇ bənê yiśrāʾēl which ʾăšer yāšəḇû in-bəmiṣrāyim šəlōšîm šānāh and-wəʾarbaʿ mēʾôṯ šānāh.

Grammar Details

• *ûmôšaḇ*: waw conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and dwelling/sojourn of
• *bənê*: noun masculine plural construct - sons of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *yāšəḇû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - they dwelt/lived
• *bəmiṣrāyim*: preposition + proper noun - in Egypt
• *šəlōšîm*: numeral - thirty
• *šānāh*: noun feminine singular - year
• *wəʾarbaʿ*: waw conjunction + numeral - and four
• *mēʾôṯ*: numeral feminine plural - hundred

Word Meanings

• *ûmôšaḇ*: dwelling/sojourn/habitation/time of dwelling
• *yāšəḇû*: dwelt/lived/resided/stayed
• *šānāh*: year/period of time

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now the time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the time{H4186} that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} dwelt{H3427} in Egypt{H4714} was four{H702} hundred{H3967} and thirty{H7970} years.{H8141}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the sojourning{H4186} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, who dwelt{H3427}{(H8804)} in Egypt{H4714}, was four{H702} hundred{H3967}{H8141} and thirty{H7970} years{H8141}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the tyme of the dwellinge of the childern of Israel which they dwelled in Egipte, was.iiij. hundred and.xxx. yere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The tyme yt the children of Israel dwelt in Egipte, is foure hondreth and thirtie yeares.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the dwelling of the children of Israel, while they dwelled in Egypt, was foure hundreth and thirtie yeres.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The dwellyng of the chyldren of Israel which they dwelled in Egypt, was foure hundred and thirtie yeres.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the dwelling of the sons of Israel which they have dwelt in Egypt `is' four hundred and thirty years;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the children of Israel had been living in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the length of time the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Genesis.15.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאַבְרָ֗ם יָדֹ֨עַ תֵּדַ֜ע כִּי־גֵ֣ר ׀ יִהְיֶ֣ה זַרְעֲךָ֗ בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ לֹ֣א לָהֶ֔ם וַעֲבָד֖וּם וְעִנּ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃", "text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-*ʾAḇrām* *yāḏōaʿ* *tēḏaʿ* that-*gēr* *yihyeh* *zarʿăḵā* in-*ʾereṣ* not to-them and-*ʿăḇāḏûm* and-*ʿinnû* them four *mēʾôṯ* *šānāh*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper name", "*yāḏōaʿ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - to know", "*tēḏaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will know", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner/alien", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*zarʿăḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land", "*ʿăḇāḏûm*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they will serve them", "*ʿinnû*": "Piel perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they will afflict/oppress", "*mēʾôṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - hundreds of", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year" }, "variants": { "*yāḏōaʿ* *tēḏaʿ*": "surely know/certainly know (emphatic construction)", "*gēr*": "sojourner/alien/foreigner/stranger", "*zarʿăḵā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/territory/country", "*ʿăḇāḏûm*": "serve them/be slaves to them/work for them", "*ʿinnû*": "afflict/oppress/humble/mistreat" } }
• Acts 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Acts.7.6", "source": "Ἐλάλησεν δὲ οὕτως ὁ Θεός, Ὅτι ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ πάροικον ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ· καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ, καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια.", "text": "*Elalēsen de houtōs ho Theos, Hoti estai to sperma autou paroikon en gē allotria*; and *doulōsousin auto, kai kakōsousin etē tetrakosia*.", "grammar": { "*Elalēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner", "*ho Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*Hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*estai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will be", "*to sperma*": "nominative neuter singular - the seed/offspring", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his", "*paroikon*": "nominative neuter singular - sojourner/resident alien", "*en*": "preposition - in", "*gē allotria*": "dative feminine singular + dative feminine singular adjective - foreign land", "*doulōsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will enslave", "*auto*": "accusative neuter singular pronoun - it", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*kakōsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will mistreat", "*etē*": "accusative neuter plural - years", "*tetrakosia*": "accusative neuter plural numeral - four hundred" }, "variants": { "*Elalēsen*": "spoke/said/declared", "*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/as follows", "*sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*paroikon*": "sojourner/resident alien/foreigner/stranger", "*allotria*": "foreign/strange/belonging to another", "*doulōsousin*": "will enslave/will bring into bondage", "*kakōsousin*": "will mistreat/will oppress/will harm" } }
• Acts 13:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Acts.13.17", "source": "Ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὕψωσεν ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ἐξ αὐτῆς.", "text": "The *Theos* of the *laou* *toutou* *Israēl* *exelexato* the *pateras* of us, and the *laon* *hypsōsen* in the *paroikia* in *gē* *Aigyptō*, and with *brachionos* *hypsēlou* *exēgagen* them out of it.", "grammar": { "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people", "*toutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of this", "*Israēl*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Israel", "*exelexato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - chose", "*pateras*": "accusative, masculine, plural - fathers", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - of us", "*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people", "*hypsōsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - exalted", "*paroikia*": "dative, feminine, singular - sojourn/dwelling", "*gē*": "dative, feminine, singular - land", "*Aigyptō*": "dative, feminine, singular - Egypt", "*meta*": "preposition - with", "*brachionos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of arm", "*hypsēlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of high/uplifted", "*exēgagen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - led out", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them", "*ex*": "preposition - out of", "*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of it" }, "variants": { "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*laou*": "people/nation", "*toutou*": "this/this one", "*exelexato*": "chose/selected/elected", "*pateras*": "fathers/ancestors", "*hypsōsen*": "exalted/raised up/made great", "*paroikia*": "sojourn/temporary dwelling/residence as foreigners", "*gē*": "land/earth/ground", "*brachionos*": "arm/power/strength", "*hypsēlou*": "high/uplifted/exalted", "*exēgagen*": "led out/brought out" } }
• Gal 3:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.16", "source": "Τῷ δὲ Ἀβραὰμ ἐρρήθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ. Οὐ Λέγει, Καὶ τοῖς σπέρμασιν, ὡς ἐπὶ πολλῶν· ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός, Καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου, ὅς ἐστιν Χριστός.", "text": "Now to *Abraam* were *errēthēsan* the *epangeliai* and to the *spermati* of him. Not he *Legei*, 'And to the *spermasin*,' as of many; but as of one, 'And to the *spermati* of you,' who *estin* *Christos*.", "grammar": { "*Abraam*": "dative, masculine, singular - Abraham", "*errēthēsan*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, plural - were spoken/said", "*epangeliai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - promises", "*spermati*": "dative, neuter, singular - seed/offspring", "*Legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - He says/it says", "*spermasin*": "dative, neuter, plural - seeds/offspring (plural)", "*spermati*": "dative, neuter, singular - seed/offspring", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" }, "variants": { "*errēthēsan*": "were spoken/were said/were promised", "*epangeliai*": "promises/announcements", "*spermati*": "seed/offspring/descendant", "*Legei*": "He says/it says/Scripture says", "*spermasin*": "seeds/offspring (plural)/descendants", "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } } 17 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.17", "source": "Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω, διαθήκην, προκεκυρωμένην ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς Χριστὸν, ὁ μετὰ ἔτη τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα, γεγονὼς νόμος οὐκ ἀκυροῖ, εἰς τὸ καταργῆσαι τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.", "text": "This now I *legō*, *diathēkēn*, having been *prokekyrōmenēn* by the *Theou* unto *Christon*, the after *etē* four hundred and thirty, having *gegonōs* *nomos* not *akyroi*, to *katargēsai* the *epangelian*.", "grammar": { "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I say/speak", "*diathēkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - covenant/testament/will", "*prokekyrōmenēn*": "perfect, passive, participle, accusative, feminine, singular - having been previously ratified/confirmed", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*etē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - years", "*gegonōs*": "perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come into being", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*akyroi*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - invalidates/nullifies", "*katargēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to nullify/render ineffective", "*epangelian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - promise" }, "variants": { "*diathēkēn*": "covenant/testament/will/legal agreement", "*prokekyrōmenēn*": "having been previously ratified/confirmed/validated", "*gegonōs*": "having come into being/having come about", "*nomos*": "law/legal system/Torah", "*akyroi*": "invalidates/nullifies/cancels", "*katargēsai*": "to nullify/render ineffective/abolish", "*epangelian*": "promise/announcement" } }
• Heb 11:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.9", "source": "Πίστει παρῴκησεν εἰς τὴν γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ὡς ἀλλοτρίαν, ἐν σκηναῖς κατοικήσας μετὰ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ, τῶν συγκληρονόμων τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῆς αὐτῆς:", "text": "By *pistei* he *parōkēsen* in the *gēn* of the *epangelias*, as *allotrian*, in *skēnais* *katoikēsas* with *Isaak* and *Iakōb*, the *synklēronomōn* of the *epangelias* the *autēs*:", "grammar": { "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - by faith", "*parōkēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sojourned/lived as foreigner", "*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - land", "*epangelias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of promise", "*allotrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - foreign/strange", "*skēnais*": "dative, feminine, plural - tents", "*katoikēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having dwelt", "*synklēronomōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - fellow heirs", "*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - same" }, "variants": { "*parōkēsen*": "sojourned/lived as foreigner/dwelt temporarily", "*gēn*": "land/country/earth", "*epangelias*": "promise/announcement", "*allotrian*": "foreign/strange/belonging to another", "*skēnais*": "tents/tabernacles/temporary dwellings", "*katoikēsas*": "having dwelt/resided/settled", "*synklēronomōn*": "fellow heirs/joint inheritors", "*autēs*": "same/identical" } }
• Gen 12:1-3 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*ʾAbrām* *lek-lekā* from-*ʾarṣekā* and-from-*môladtekā* and-from-*bêt* *ʾābîkā* to-the-*ʾāreṣ* which *ʾarʾekkā*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*lek-lekā*": "imperative 2nd person masculine singular + preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - go for/to yourself", "*ʾarṣekā*": "noun feminine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your land", "*môladtekā*": "noun feminine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your birth/native land/kindred", "*bêt*": "construct state of noun masculine - house of", "*ʾābîkā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your father", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine - land/earth", "*ʾarʾekkā*": "imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will show you" }, "variants": { "*lek-lekā*": "go for yourself/go by yourself/go to yourself/go forth", "*môladtekā*": "your birthplace/your relatives/your kindred/your native country", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/country/earth/ground/territory" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.2", "source": "וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃", "text": "And-*weʾeʿeśkā* to-*gôy* *gādôl* and-*waʾăbārekekā* and-*waʾăgaddelāh* *šemekā* and-*wehyēh* *berākāh*.", "grammar": { "*weʾeʿeśkā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make you", "*gôy*": "noun masculine singular - nation/people", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large", "*waʾăbārekekā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will bless you", "*waʾăgaddelāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will make great", "*šemekā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your name", "*wehyēh*": "conjunction + imperative 2nd person masculine singular - and be", "*berākāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing" }, "variants": { "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*berākāh*": "blessing/benediction/prosperity" } } 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.3", "source": "וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-*waʾăbārekāh* *mebārekêkā* and-*ûmeqallelkā* *ʾāʾōr* and-*wenibrekû* in-*bekā* all *mišpeḥōt* the-*hāʾădāmāh*.", "grammar": { "*waʾăbārekāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will bless", "*mebārekêkā*": "participle masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those who bless you", "*ûmeqallelkā*": "conjunction + participle masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and the one who curses you", "*ʾāʾōr*": "imperfect 1st person singular - I will curse", "*wenibrekû*": "conjunction + perfect 3rd person plural niphal (passive/reflexive) - and they will be blessed/will bless themselves", "*bekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*mišpeḥōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - families/clans of", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "article + noun feminine singular - the ground/earth/land" }, "variants": { "*mebārekêkā*": "those who bless you/your blessers", "*meqallelkā*": "one who curses you/your curser", "*wenibrekû*": "they will be blessed/they will bless themselves/they will find blessing", "*mišpeḥōt*": "families/clans/tribes", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "the ground/earth/soil/land" } }