Exodus 23:18

Exodus 23:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast. “The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until morning.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.

Context of Exodus 23:18

16You shall keep the Feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in from the field the fruit of your labor. 17Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God. "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my feast remain until the morning. 19"The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. 20"Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.

Exodus 23:18 word by word

לֹֽא־תִזְבַּ֥ח עַל־חָמֵ֖ץ דַּם־זִבְחִ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָלִ֥ין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּ֖י עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not offerזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• of my sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• with leavened breadחָמֵץchâmêts · leavenH2557
• neither shall the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• of my sacrificeחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• remainלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• until the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242

Cross-references for Exodus 23:18

• Exodus 12:8They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
• Exodus 34:25"You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning.
• Leviticus 2:11"No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord.
• Leviticus 7:12If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.
• Deuteronomy 16:4No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning.
• Exodus 12:10And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn.
• Leviticus 7:15And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.

Commentaries on Exodus 23:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread - The sacrifice here mentioned is undoubtedly the Passover; (see Exodus 34:25;); this is called by way of eminence My sacrifice, because God had instituted it for that especial purpose, the redemption of Israel from the Egyptian bondage, and because it typified The Lamb Of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. We have already seen how strict the prohibition against leaven was during this festival, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The blood of my sacrifice - It is generally considered that this must refer to the Paschal Lamb. See Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:13, Exodus 12:22-23, Exodus 12:27. The fat of my sacrifice - Strictly, the fat of my feast; the “best part” of the feast, that is, the Paschal lamb itself. Compare Exodus 34:25.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Every seventh year the land was to rest. They must not plough or sow it; what the earth produced of itself, should be eaten, and not laid up. This law seems to have been intended to teach dependence on Providence, and God's faithfulness in sending the larger increase while they kept his appointments. It was also typical of the heavenly rest, when all earthly labours, cares, and interests shall cease for ever. All respect to the gods of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Blood symbolized life (Leviticus 17:11–14; Deuteronomy 12:23). So, it must not mix with anything leaven, which was usually not included in offerings (see study note on Leviticus 2:11). They had to immediately burn the fat. This was considered the best part of the offering (see Leviticus 3:3–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. Three times ... keep a feast ... in the year--This was the institution of the great religious festivals--"The feast of unleavened bread," or the passover--"the feast of harvest," or pentecost--"the feast of ingathering," or the feast of tabernacles, which was a memorial of the dwelling in booths in the wilderness, and which was observed in the seventh month (Ex 12:2). All the males were enjoined to repair to the tabernacle and afterwards the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 23:18

• Fat
• Leaven (Yeast)
• Offerings
• Passover
• Worship

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Commentaries on Exodus 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings