They bakedוַיֹּאפוּthe doughאֶת הַבָּצֵקthatאֲשֶׁרthey had brought outהוֹצִיאוּof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםinto cakesעֻגֹתof unleavened bread,מַצּוֹתforכִּיit was notלֹאleavened,חָמֵץbecauseכִּיthey had been driven outגֹרְשׁוּof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםandוְcould notלֹא יָכְלוּdelay;לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּnorוְגַם לֹאhad they preparedעָשׂוּprovisionsצֵדָהfor themselves.לָהֶם
Exodus 12:39
Study it in the app“They baked the dough that they had brought out of Egypt into cakes of unleavened bread, for it was not leavened, because they had been driven out of Egypt and could not delay; nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 12:39, word by word
- They bakedיֹּאפוּyofu
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “yofu” appears- the doughבָּצֵקbatsek
dough
Bread dough.
Where else “batsek” appears- they had brought outהוֹצִיאוּhotsiu
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsiu” appears- of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- into cakesעֻגֹתugot
flat cake
Round, thin loaf baked on hot stones.
Where else “ugot” appears- of 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- leavenedחָמֵץchamets
ferment
Of dough, to rise with yeast; or to turn sour.
Where else “chamets” appears- they had been driven outגֹרְשׁוּgorshu
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “gorshu” appears- could notיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears- delayהִתְמַהְמֵהַּhitmahmeha
linger
Linger, delay, hesitate.
Where else “hitmahmeha” appears- had they preparedעָשׂוּasu
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asu” appears- provisionsצֵדָהtseda
provisions
Food for the journey.
Where else “tseda” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
38And also a great mixed crowd went up with them, and flocks and herds, livestock in very great numbers.
39 · This verse (above)
40The time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.