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They shall eatוְאָכְלוּthe meatאֶת הַבָּשָׂרthatהַזֶּהnight,בַּלַּיְלָהroastedצְלִיin fire,אֵשׁand unleavened bread;וּמַצּוֹתwithעַלbitter herbsמְרֹרִיםthey shall eat it.יֹאכְלֻהוּ
Exodus 12:8
Study it in the app“They shall eat the meat that night, roasted in fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”
The lamb's blood on the doorposts spares Israel on the night of PassoverThe Cross
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 12:8, word by word
- They shall eatאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- the meatבָּשָׂרbasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “basar” appears- nightלַּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- roastedצְלִיtseli
roasted
Roasted.
Where else “tseli” appears- in fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and 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- bitter herbsמְרֹרִיםmerorim
bitter herb
Sharp-tasting plants eaten at Passover.
Where else “merorim” appears
The context
7They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
8 · This verse (above)
9Do not eat any of it raw or boiled at all in water, but roasted in fire, its head with its legs and with its inner parts.