Exodus 34:18

“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 the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.”

Exodus 34:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 34:18, 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".

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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 commandedצִוִּיתִtsiviti

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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from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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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

17Gods of cast metal you shall not make for yourself.

18 · This verse (above)

19Everything that first opens the womb is mine, and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of ox and lamb.

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