“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.”
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 — the journey begins at Rameses (the Egyptian royal city where the plagues fell) on the fifteenth day of Nisan, the day after Passover. The phrase "high hand" (yad rama) signifies visible power and triumph; Israel departs not secretly but openly, with the LORD's power displayed before Egyptian eyes. This opening stage recalls the Exodus narrative's climax.
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