Exodus KJV
Old Testament · 40 chapters · 1,213 verses · about 2 hours and 43 minutes to read
Israel is enslaved in Egypt, and God delivers them by the hand of Moses, through the plagues and the Red Sea. At Sinai he gives them his law and the pattern for the tabernacle, so that he may dwell among them.
Author: Moses, by long-standing traditionTraditionally dated about 1400 BCTheme: redemption out of Egypt
Chapters
Outline of Exodus
- 1–12Slavery, Moses, and the plagues
- 13–18The Red Sea and the wilderness
- 19–24The law at Sinai
- 25–40The tabernacle
Key verses
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Well-known verses in Exodus
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
How long Exodus is
Chapters: 40Verses: 1,213Words: about 32,684Read in: about 2 hours and 43 minutesLongest chapter: Exodus 12 (51 verses)
Exodus is the 2nd book of the Bible and the 2nd of the Old Testament, between Genesis and Leviticus. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Exodus?
Moses, by long-standing tradition.
When was Exodus written?
It is traditionally dated about 1400 BC.
What is the book of Exodus about?
Israel is enslaved in Egypt, and God delivers them by the hand of Moses, through the plagues and the Red Sea. At Sinai he gives them his law and the pattern for the tabernacle, so that he may dwell among them.
How long is Exodus?
Exodus has 40 chapters and 1,213 verses in the King James Version — about 32,684 words.
How long does it take to read Exodus?
about 2 hours and 43 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Exodus?
40.
How many verses are in Exodus?
1,213.
What is the longest chapter in Exodus?
Exodus 12, with 51 verses. The shortest is Exodus 11, with 10.
Where is Exodus in the Bible?
Exodus is the 2nd book of the Bible and the 2nd of the Old Testament, between Genesis and Leviticus.
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