Deuteronomy 16:3

“You shall not eat bread with leaven with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, for in haste you came out of the land of Egypt, so that you may remember the day of your coming out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.”

Deuteronomy 16:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 16:3, word by word

eatתֹאכַלtochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochal” appears
bread with leavenחָמֵץchamets

what is leavened

What is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented.

Where else “chamets” appears
sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yamim” appears
unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

Where else “matsot” appears
the breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lechem” appears
of afflictionעֹנִיoni

affliction

Affliction, suffering, misery.

Where else “oni” appears
in hasteחִפָּזוֹןchipazon

haste

Haste of one who has to flee.

Where else “chipazon” appears
you came outיָצָאתָyatsata

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsata” appears
of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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you may rememberתִּזְכֹּרtizkor

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

Where else “tizkor” appears
of your lifeחַיֶּיchaye

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

Where else “chaye” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

2And you shall sacrifice the Passover to YHWH your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place that YHWH chooses to make his name dwell there.

3 · This verse (above)

4And no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, and none of the meat that you sacrifice in the evening on the first day shall remain all night until morning.

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