How long does it take to read the book of Exodus?

About 2 hours if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours 40 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 3 hours. Exodus has 40 chapters, 1,213 verses and 28,929 words.

Silently: 2 hr
Out loud: 2 hr 40 min
Listening: 3 hr

About Exodus

Exodus is the story of God freeing Israel from slavery in Egypt through Moses, then giving them His law and meeting with them at Mount Sinai.

The 2nd of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (The Law).

A tip for reading it

Watch how often God acts so that people will know who He is, not just to solve a problem.

Plan your reading of Exodus

Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.

What are you reading?

How will you read it?

Plan by

Finish in

Reading days

Reading Exodus silently takes about 2 hours in all.

Each day

3 min

Reading days

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 40 chapters in all.

Your first week

Whole chapters, balanced by length

Day 1Exodus 12 min
Day 2Exodus 22 min
Day 3Exodus 33 min
Day 4Exodus 43 min
Day 5Exodus 52 min
Day 6Exodus 63 min
Day 7Exodus 73 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is Exodus 12 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, Exodus 11, takes about 1 minute.

Chapter 122 verses2 min
Chapter 225 verses2 min
Chapter 322 verses3 min
Chapter 431 verses3 min
Chapter 523 verses2 min
Chapter 630 verses3 min
Chapter 725 verses3 min
Chapter 832 verses4 min
Chapter 935 verses4 min
Chapter 1029 verses3 min
Chapter 1110 verses1 min
Chapter 1251 verses6 min
Chapter 1322 verses3 min
Chapter 1431 verses3 min
Chapter 1527 verses3 min
Chapter 1636 verses4 min
Chapter 1716 verses2 min
Chapter 1827 verses3 min
Chapter 1925 verses3 min
Chapter 2026 verses2 min
Chapter 2136 verses4 min
Chapter 2231 verses3 min
Chapter 2333 verses3 min
Chapter 2418 verses2 min
Chapter 2540 verses3 min
Chapter 2637 verses3 min
Chapter 2721 verses2 min
Chapter 2843 verses4 min
Chapter 2946 verses5 min
Chapter 3038 verses3 min

Show all 40 chapters

Chapter 3118 verses2 min
Chapter 3235 verses4 min
Chapter 3323 verses3 min
Chapter 3435 verses4 min
Chapter 3535 verses3 min
Chapter 3638 verses3 min
Chapter 3729 verses2 min
Chapter 3831 verses3 min
Chapter 3943 verses4 min
Chapter 4038 verses3 min

Questions about Exodus

How long does it take to read Exodus out loud?

About 2 hours 40 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 3 hours.

How many chapters are in Exodus?

Exodus has 40 chapters and 1,213 verses, 28,929 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read Exodus in one sitting?

You can, but at about 2 hours most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 40 days, about 3 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in Exodus?

Exodus 12, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is Exodus 11, about 1 minute.

What is Exodus about?