Exodus 23:15

“The feast of Unleavened Bread you shall keep: seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.”

Exodus 23:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 23:15, word by word

The feastחַגchag

festival

Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.

Where else “chag” appears
of Unleavened Breadמַּצּוֹתmatsot

unleavened bread

Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.

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you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרtishmor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

day

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

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you shall eatתֹּאכַלtochal

eat

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

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I commanded youצִוִּיתִtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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at the appointed timeמוֹעֵדmoed

appointed time

A date fixed beforehand.

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of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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of Abibאָבִיבaviv

fresh ears, Abib

A tender ear of grain, still green. From it comes the name of the month of Abib, the month of the going out from Egypt.

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you came outיָצָאתָyatsata

go out

To go out of a place.

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of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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And none shall appearיֵרָאוּyerau

appear

To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.

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before meפָנַfana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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empty-handedרֵיקָםrekam

empty-handed

With nothing: return bringing nothing.

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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

14Three times in the year you shall hold a feast for me.

15 · This verse (above)

16And the feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labors that you sow in the field; and the feast of Ingathering at the going out of the year, when you gather in your labors from the field.

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