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The Book of Exodus

Exodus is book 2 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Torah. It has 40 chapters and 1,210 verses.

Updated September 19, 2026

שְׁמוֹת

Section
Torah
Chapters
40
Verses
1,210
Longest chapter
12 (51 verses)

What Exodus is about

Exodus tells of the slavery in Egypt, the birth and calling of Moses, the ten plagues, the crossing of the sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments at Sinai. Its second half holds the first body of law, the sin of the golden calf, and the building of the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary.

Opening verse

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה אֵת יַעֲקֹב אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ בָּאוּ׃

NOW THESE are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt with Jacob; every man came with his household:

Exodus 1:1

Chapters

Weekly portions in Exodus