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You shall not eatלֹא תֹאכֵלוּanythingכָּלleavened;מַחְמֶצֶתin allבְּכֹלyour dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶםyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּunleavened bread.’ ”מַצּוֹת
Exodus 12:20
Study it in the app“You shall not eat anything leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.’ ””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 12:20, word by word
- You shall not eatתֹאכֵלוּtochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochelu” appears- leavenedמַחְמֶצֶתmachmetset
what is leavened
What is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented.
Where else “machmetset” appears- your dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיmoshvote
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshvote” appears- unleavened bread.’ מַצּוֹתmatsot
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 context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves animals of the flock for your families, and slaughter the Passover lamb.