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Numbers 33:3: Meaning Explained
And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the...
Numbers 33:3
“And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.”
What Does This Verse Mean?
Israel left Egypt (from Rameses) on the 15th day of the first month, the day after Passover. They left openly and proudly while the Egyptians watched.
What’s Happening Here
This marks the beginning of Israel's journey out of Egypt.
Key Words
Ramesesa city in Egypt where Israelites lived as slaves
departedleft or set out
high handboldly and openly
Why It Matters
God's miracles freed Israel from slavery so they could serve Him.
Did You Know?
The Egyptians were forced to let Israel go because of the ten plagues God sent.
Word Study
H5265
And they departedוַיִּסְע֤וּ
H7486
from Ramesesמֵֽרַעְמְסֵס֙
H2320
monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁ
H7223
in the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֑וֹן
H6240
on the fifteenthעָשָׂ֛ר
H3117
dayי֖וֹם
H4283
on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרַ֣ת
H6453
after the passoverהַפֶּ֗סַח
H3318
went outיָֽצְא֤וּ
H1121
the childrenבְנֵֽי
H3478
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
H3027
handבְּיָ֣ד
H7311
with an highרָמָ֔ה
H5869
in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖י
H4714
of all the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃
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