Now the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesto Succoth,about sixhundredthousandmenon foot,asidefrom children.
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
And He tookhim outsideand said,"Nowlooktoward the heavens,and countthe stars,ifyou are ableto countthem." And He saidto him, "Soshall your descendantsbe."
He said,"I am God,the Godof your father;do not be afraidto godownto Egypt,for I will makeyou a greatnationthere.
So Josephsettledhis fatherand his brothersand gavethem a possessionin the landof Egypt,in the bestof the land,in the landof Rameses,as Pharaohhad ordered.
So they appointedtaskmastersoverthem to afflictthem with hardlabor.And they builtfor Pharaohstoragecities,Pithomand Raamses.
Mosessaid,"We shall gowith our youngand our old;with our sonsand our daughters,with our flocksand our herdswe shall go,for we must hold a feastto the LORD."
Then they setout from Succothand campedin Ethamon the edgeof the wilderness.
a bekaa head([that is], halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary),for eachonewho passedoverto those who were numbered,from twentyyearsoldand upward,for 603,550men.
"Takea censusof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israel,by their families,by their fathers'households,according to the numberof names,everymale,headby head
even allthe numberedmen were 603,550
But Mosessaid,"The people,amongwhomI am, are 600,000on foot;yet You have said,'I will givethem meat,so that they may eatfor a wholemonth.'
Theseare the numberedmen of the sonsof Israelby their fathers'households;the totalof the numberedmen of the campsby their armies,603,550
Theseare those who were numberedof the sonsof Israel,601,730
They journeyedfrom Ramesesin the firstmonth,on the fifteenthdayof the firstmonth;on the nextdayafterthe Passoverthe sonsof Israelstartedout boldlyin the sightof allthe Egyptians,
Then the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesand campedin Succoth.
