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Exodus 12:41
ESV At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
NIV At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt.
NASB And at the end of 430 years, on this very day, all the multitudes of the Lord departed from the land of Egypt.
CSB At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the Lord’s military divisions went out from the land of Egypt.
NLT In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land.
KJV And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
NKJV And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

What does Exodus 12:41 mean?

When God made a covenant with Abram—later named Abraham (Genesis 17:5)—it included a prophecy about Israel's captivity in Egypt (Exodus 15:13–14). Abraham's grandson, Jacob (Genesis 21:3; 25:26) was also named Israel (Genesis 32:38). He settled in Egypt during a widespread famine (Genesis 47:4–7, 10–11). The prophecy was fulfilled when Egyptian warmth turned into fear, and the Israelites were enslaved (Exodus 1:8–14). After centuries, God sent Moses (Exodus 3:19–20) to lead the people into freedom. Now they make their way to Succoth (Exodus 12:37), having been freed unconditionally (Exodus 12:31–32).

This verse repeats that Israel's time in Egypt was 430 years, then uses the phrase "that very day." This is not likely meant to mean that Israel's freedom was granted on the exact same day of the year as Jacob's entry into Egypt. This is probably meant to emphasize that this was when the prophecies were fulfilled. "On that very day" (Exodus 12:51) resembles phrasing used in modern writing to highlight the significance of an event.

"Hosts" is from the Hebrew root word sābā, a term most often applied to military groups (1 Samuel 12:9; Isaiah 1:24; Jeremiah 33:22) and large numbers.
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