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Exodus 12:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 12:17

Verse 17 of 51

Scripture focus

And ye shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 12:17

Theological / Devotional

Your armies. More accurately, “your hosts” (RSV). Israel left Egypt unarmed and unprepared for war (PP 282). For the various expressions used and regulations mentioned in vs. 17-20, see on vs. 14-16.

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