John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:40
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt ,.... The Septuagint version adds, "and in the land of Canaan"; and the Samaritan version is,"the sojourning of the children of Israel, and of their fathers, in the land of Canaan, and in the land of Egypt.'Agreeably to which are both the Talmuds: in one F15 T. Hieros. Magillah, fol. 71. 4. of them the words are,"in Egypt and in all lands,'and in the other F16 T. Bab. Megillah, fol. 9. 1. ,"in Egypt, and in the rest... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:37-42
Here is the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt; having obtained their dismission, they set forward without delay, and did not defer to a more convenient season. Pharaoh was now in a good mind; but they had reason to think he would not long continue so, and therefore it was no time to linger. We have here an account, 1. Of their number, about 600,000 men (Exod. 12:37), besides women and children, which I think, we cannot suppose to make less than 1,200,000 more. What a vast... read more