37 The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, not counting the small boys.
38 A great number of people who were not Israelites went with them, along with many sheep, cattle, and other livestock.
39 The people did not have time to put yeast in their bread or make any special food for their journey. So they had to bake their bread without yeast.
40 The Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years.
41 After 430 years, to the very day, all the armies of the Lord left Egypt.
42 The night they left, the Lord watched over them to bring them safely out of Egypt. So the Israelites will always celebrate this night each year to remember what the Lord did.
43 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, “These are the rules for Passover: No foreigner is allowed to eat the Passover meal.