SEV Biblia, Chapter 33:3
De Rameses partieron en el mes primero, a los quince días del mes primero; el segundo día de la pascua salieron los hijos de Israel con mano alta, a ojos de todo Egipto.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 33:3
Verse 3. From Rameses] This appears to have been the metropolis of the land of Goshen, and the place of rendezvous whence the whole Israelitish nation set out on their journey to the promised land; and is supposed to be the same as Cairo. See the notes on "Exod. xii. 37". HERE FOLLOW THE FORTY-TWO STATIONS STATION 1.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. And they departed from Rameses , etc.] A city in Egypt, where the children of Israel, a little before their departure, seem to have been gathered together in a body, in order to march out all together, as they did.
This place the Targum of Jonathan calls Pelusium. Dr. Shaw thinks it might be Cairo, from whence they set forward; (see Exodus 12:37) and it was in the first month ; in the month Nisan, as the same Targum, or Abib, which was appointed the first month on this account, and answers to part of our March and April: on the fifteenth of the first month, on the morrow after the passover ; that was kept on the fourteenth, when the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites, and slew all the firstborn in Egypt, which made way for their departure the next morning; the Egyptians being urgent upon them to be gone: the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians ; openly and publicly, with great courage and boldness, without any fear of their enemies; who seeing them march out, had no power to stop them, or to move their lips at them, nay, were willing to be rid of them; (see Exodus 11:7 12:33).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-49 - This is a brief review of the travels of the children of Israel throug the wilderness. It is a memorable history. In their travels toward Canaan they were continually on the remove. Such is our state in thi world; we have here no continuing city, and all our removes in thi world are but from one part a desert to another. They were led to an from, forward and backward, yet were all the while under the directio of the pillar of cloud and fire. God led them about, yet led them the right way. The way God takes in bringing his people to himself is always the best way, though it does not always seem to us the neares way. Former events are mentioned. Thus we ought to keep in mind the providences of God concerning us and families, us and our land, and the many instances of that Divine care which has led us, and fed us, an kept us all our days hitherto. Few periods of our lives can be though upon, without reminding us of the Lord's goodness, and our ow ingratitude and disobedience: his kindness leaves us without excuse for our sins. We could not wish to travel over again the stages we have passed, unless we could hope, by the grace of God, to shun the sins we then committed, and to embrace such opportunities of doing good as we have let slip. Soon will our wanderings end, and our eternal state be fixed beyond recall; how important then is the present moment! Happ are those whom the Lord now guides with his counsel, and will at lengt receive to his glory. To this happiness the gospel calls us. Behold no is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Let sinners seiz the opportunity, and flee for refuge to the hope set before them. Le us redeem our time, to glorify God and serve our generation; and he will carry us safely through all, to his eternal kingdom.
Original Hebrew
ויסעו 5265 מרעמסס 7486 בחדשׁ 2320 הראשׁון 7223 בחמשׁה 2568 עשׂר 6240 יום 3117 לחדשׁ 2320 הראשׁון 7223 ממחרת 4283 הפסח 6453 יצאו 3318 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 ביד 3027 רמה 7311 לעיני 5869 כל 3605 מצרים׃ 4713
