Exodus 12:18

“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month, in the evening.”

Exodus 12:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:18, word by word

In the first monthרִאשֹׁןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears
on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears
on the fourteenthעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “asar” appears
dayיוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
in the eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “erev” appears
you shall eatתֹּאכְלוּtochlu

eat

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

Where else “tochlu” appears
unleavened breadמַצֹּתmatsot

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 twenty-firstאֶחָדechad

first

Literally "one": day one of the month.

Where else “echad” appears
the twenty-firstעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears

The context

17You shall keep the festival of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought out your armies from the land of Egypt; and you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a statute forever.

18 · This verse (above)

19For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses; for whoever eats anything leavened, that person shall be cut off from the community of Israel, whether a resident alien or a native of the land.

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