God’s Word Translation
Exodus 12:18
18From the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day you must eat unleavened bread.
Exodus 12:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
- New International Version (NIV)In the first month you are to eat bread made without yeast, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
Context of Exodus 12:18
16You must have a holy assembly on the first day and another one on the seventh. You must not work on these days except to prepare your own meals. That’s all you may do. 17You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread because it was on this very day that I brought you out of Egypt in organized family groups. This is a permanent law for future generations: You must celebrate this day. From the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day you must eat unleavened bread. 19There should be no yeast in your houses for seven days. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it must be excluded from the community of Israel, whether he is an Israelite or not. 20Eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat ⌞only⌟ unleavened bread.”
Read all of Exodus 12Exodus 12:18 word by word
בָּרִאשֹׁ֡ן בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֤וֹם לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצֹּ֑ת עַ֠ד י֣וֹם הָאֶחָ֧ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בָּעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
- on the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- on the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
- at evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- unleavened breadמַצָּהmatstsâh · unleavened breadH4682
- until the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- and twentiethעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
Cross-references for Exodus 12:18
Commentaries on Exodus 12:18
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30The Lord gave Moses instructions for the Passover meal and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:14–20). Moses and the people then celebrated the first Passover (12:21–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-5115. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, &c.--This was to commemorate another circumstance in the departure of the Israelites, who were urged to leave so hurriedly that their dough was unleavened (Ex 12:39), and they had to eat unleavened cakes (De 16:3). The greatest care was always taken by the Jews to free their houses from leaven--the owner searching every corner of his dwelling with a lighted candle. A figurative allusion to this is made (1Co…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 12
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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