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Exodus 12:38

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12:38A mixed multitude94 also went up with them, and flocks and herds—a very large number of cattle.95

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  1. 94 The “mixed multitude” (עֵרֶב רַב, ’erev rav) refers to a great “swarm” (see a possible cognate in 8:21[17]) of folk who joined the Israelites, people who were impressed by the defeat of Egypt, who came to faith, or who just wanted to escape Egypt (maybe slaves or descendants of the Hyksos). The expression prepares for later references to riffraff who came along.
  2. 95 Heb “and very much cattle.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.

NLTNew Living Translation

A rabble of non-Israelites went with them, along with great flocks and herds of livestock.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And also a mixed multitude went up with them and sheep and goats and cattle, very numerous livestock.

KJV 1900King James Version

And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.