In the first month,בָּרִאשֹׁןon the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁin the evening,בָּעֶרֶבyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּunleavened bread,מַצֹּתuntilעַדthe twenty-firstהָאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִיםdayיוֹםof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁin the evening.בָּעָרֶב
Exodus 12:18
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.