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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my feast remain until the 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.

Context of Exodus 23:18

16“Celebrate the Festival of the Harvest with the first produce harvested from whatever you plant in your fields. “Celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the year when you harvest your crops from the fields. 17“These are the three times each year that all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the Lord. “Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. The fat sacrificed at my festivals should never be left over in the morning. 19“You must bring the best of the first produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. 20“I’m going to send a Messenger in front of you to protect you on your trip and bring you to the place 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 12:8The meat must be eaten that same night. It must be roasted over a fire and eaten with bitter herbs and unleavened bread.
• Exodus 34:25“Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. No part of the sacrifice at the Passover Festival should be left over in the morning.
• Leviticus 2:11“Every grain offering that you bring to the Lord must be prepared without yeast. Never burn yeast or honey as an offering to the Lord.
• Leviticus 7:12If you offer it as a thank offering, you must also bring rings of unleavened bread mixed with olive oil, wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil, and loaves made from flour mixed well with olive oil.
• Deuteronomy 16:4There should be no yeast anywhere in your land for seven days. Never leave until morning any of the meat you slaughter on the evening of the first day.
• Exodus 12:10Don’t leave any of it until morning. Anything left over in the morning must be burned up.
• Leviticus 7:15“The meat from your fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered. Never leave any of it until 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