Exodus 13:3

“Moses said to the people, “Remember this day on which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, for with a strong hand YHWH brought you out from here; and no leavened bread shall be eaten.”

Exodus 13:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 13:3, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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“Rememberזָכוֹרzachor

commemorate

To remember a day, celebrate it.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

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you came outיְצָאתֶםyetsatem

go out

To go out of a place.

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of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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out of the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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with a strongחֹזֶקchozek

strength

Strength, power.

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handיָדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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leavened breadחָמֵץchamets

what is leavened

What is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented.

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shall be eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel

eat

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

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

2“Consecrate to me every firstborn; the first offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, of people and of animals, is mine.”

3 · This verse (above)

4Today you are going out, in the month of Abib.

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