New English Translation
Exodus 34:25
25“You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with yeast; the sacrifice from the feast of Passover must not remain until the following morning.
Exodus 34:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
- New International Version (NIV)“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leaven, nor shall the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover be left until morning.
Context of Exodus 34:25
23At three times in the year all your men must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. 24For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year. “You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with yeast; the sacrifice from the feast of Passover must not remain until the following morning. 26“The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the Lord your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” 27The Lord said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
Read all of Exodus 34Exodus 34:25 word by word
לֹֽא־תִשְׁחַ֥ט עַל־חָמֵ֖ץ דַּם־זִבְחִ֑י וְלֹא־יָלִ֣ין לַבֹּ֔קֶר זֶ֖בַח חַ֥ג הַפָּֽסַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt not offerשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
- the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- of my sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- with leavenחָמֵץchâmêts · leavenH2557
- of the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
- of the passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453
- be leftלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
- unto the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
Cross-references for Exodus 34:25
- Exodus 12:20You will not eat anything made with yeast; in all the places where you live you must eat bread made without yeast.’”
- Exodus 23:18“You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with bread containing yeast; the fat of my festal sacrifice must not remain until morning.
- Deuteronomy 16:3You must not eat any yeast with it; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, symbolic of affliction, for you came out of Egypt hurriedly. You must do this so you will remember for the rest of your life the day you came out of the land of Egypt.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough – you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- Exodus 12:10You must leave nothing until morning, but you must burn with fire whatever remains of it until morning.
- Exodus 29:34If any of the meat from the consecration offerings or any of the bread is left over until morning, then you are to burn up what is left over. It must not be eaten, because it is holy.
- Leviticus 7:15The meat of his thanksgiving peace offering must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not set any of it aside until morning.
- Numbers 9:12They must not leave any of it until morning, nor break any of its bones; they must observe it in accordance with every statute of the Passover.
Commentaries on Exodus 34:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The blood of my sacrifice - That is, the paschal lamb. See Clarke on Exodus 23:18; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-27Verses 12-27 The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are recorded in “the Book of the covenant” (Exodus 24:7). Exodus 34:13 Cut down their groves - This is the first reference to what is commonly known as grove-worship. The original word for “grove” in this connection אשׁרה 'ăshêrāh is different from that so rendered in Genesis 21:33. Our translators…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest work will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbath day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest. Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. Canaan was a desirable land…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-26Some of the terms of the covenant are restated, particularly those that prohibit the worship of other gods and that describe the proper worship of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-268-26. Moses bowed ... and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 34
- 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
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