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For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread—the bread of suffering—so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/16.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/16.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You shall not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in a hurry), so that you will remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall not eat leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), so that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You shall not eat leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), in order that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You shall not eat leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), so that you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You shall not eat leavened bread with it; instead, for seven days you shall eat the Passover with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction (for you left the land of Egypt in haste); [do this] so that all the days of your life you may remember [thoughtfully] the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of hardship—because you left the land of Egypt in a hurry —so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You must not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of hardship—because you left the land of Egypt in a hurry—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Never eat leavened bread with the meat from this sacrifice. Instead, for seven days you must eat unleavened bread at this festival. (It is the bread of misery because you left Egypt in a hurry.) Eat this bread so that, as long as you live, you will remember the day you left Egypt. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> When you eat this meal, do not eat bread prepared with yeast. For seven days you are to eat bread prepared without yeast, as you did when you had to leave Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread--it will be called the bread of suffering--so that as long as you live you will remember the day you came out of Egypt, that place of suffering. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> You must not eat any yeast with it. Instead, for seven days eat bread without yeast—the bread of affliction—because you left the land of Egypt in haste. Remember the day you went out of the land of Egypt for the rest of your lives. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste?so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/16.htm">NET Bible</a> You 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. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall eat no leavened bread with it. You shall eat unleavened bread with it seven days, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread with it, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth from the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth from the land of Egypt, all the days of thy life. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/16.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall eat no leavened bread with it. You shall eat unleavened bread with it seven days, even the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste) that you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You do not eat any fermented thing with it; [for] seven days you eat unleavened things with it, bread of affliction (for you have come out of the land of Egypt in haste), so that you remember the day of your coming out of the land of Egypt all [the] days of your life; <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thou dost not eat with it any fermented thing, seven days thou dost eat with it unleavened things, bread of affliction; for in haste thou hast come out of the land of Egypt; so that thou dost remember the day of thy coming out of the land of Egypt all days of thy life; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou shalt not eat upon it leavened; seven days thou shalt eat upon it unleavened, the bread of affliction; (for in hasty flight thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt) so that thou shalt remember the day of thy coming forth from the land of Egypt all the days of thy life,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou shalt not eat with it leavened bread: seven days shalt thou eat without leaven, the bread of affliction, because thou camest out of Egypt in fear: that thou mayst remember the day of thy coming out of Egypt, all the days of thy life. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You shall not eat it with leavened bread. For seven days you shall eat, without leaven, the bread of affliction. For you departed from Egypt in fear. So may you remember the day of your departure from Egypt, throughout all the days of your life. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you shall eat with it only unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, so that you may remember as long as you live the day you left the land of Egypt; for in hurried flight you left the land of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You must not eat with it anything leavened. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it—the bread of affliction—because you came out of the land of Egypt in great haste, so that all the days of your life you may remember the day of your departure from the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You shall eat no leavened bread with it; but seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of Egypt in haste; that you may remember the day when you came forth out of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You will not eat leaven with it, but seven days eat poor unleavened bread with it, because you went out in a hurry from Egypt, so that you will be remembering the day that you came out from Egypt all of the days of your life.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for in haste didst thou come forth out of the land of Egypt; that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou shalt not eat leaven with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction, because ye came forth out of Egypt in haste; that ye may remember the day of your coming forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4599" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">The Feast of the Passover</a> …2You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. 3<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2557.htm" title="2557: ḥā·mêṣ (N-ms) -- That which is leavened. From chamets; ferment, extortion.">leavened bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">for seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵal- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you are to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">unleavened bread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘ō·nî (N-ms) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">of affliction,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you left</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2649.htm" title="2649: ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Trepidation, hurried flight. From Chuldah; hasty flight.">in haste—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: tiz·kōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">you may remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·ye·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of your life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṣê·ṯə·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you left</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> 4No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8</a> They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a> So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. <a href="/exodus/34-18.htm">Exodus 34:18</a> You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt. <a href="/leviticus/23-6.htm">Leviticus 23:6</a> On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. <a href="/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11</a> Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; <a href="/numbers/28-17.htm">Numbers 28:17</a> On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. <a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Joshua 5:11</a> The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21</a> The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">2 Chronicles 35:17</a> The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a> For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7</a> Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. <a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a> Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shall you eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.eat no<a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Exodus 12:15,19,20,39</a> Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel… <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3-7</a> And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten… <a href="/exodus/34-18.htm">Exodus 34:18</a> The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.the bread<a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">1 Kings 22:27</a> And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.<a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Psalm 102:9</a> For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,<a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a> It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.for thou camest<a href="/exodus/12-32.htm">Exodus 12:32,33,39</a> Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also… mayest<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14,26,27</a> And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever… <a href="/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7-9</a> Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters… <a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Psalm 111:4</a> He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-23.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-13.htm">Leavened</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-3.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/numbers/28-17.htm">Unleavened</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm">Leavened</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-5.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Unleavened</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 16</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">The feast of the Passover</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">of weeks</a> 13. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">of tabernacles</a> 16. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts</a> 18. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Of judges and justice</a> 21. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Asherah poles and images are forbidden</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You must not eat leavened bread with it; This command refers to the Passover meal, which was to be eaten without leavened bread. Leaven, or yeast, is often symbolic of sin and corruption in the Bible (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-8</a>). The absence of leaven signifies purity and separation from sin. The Israelites were to remove all leaven from their homes, symbolizing a break from their past life in Egypt and a commitment to holiness.for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, The seven-day period of eating unleavened bread is known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which immediately follows Passover. This feast is a time of reflection and purification, emphasizing the need for spiritual readiness and dedication to God. The number seven often represents completeness or perfection in the Bible, indicating the thoroughness of this observance.the bread of affliction, Unleavened bread is called the "bread of affliction" because it reminds the Israelites of their suffering and hardship in Egypt. It is a tangible reminder of their past bondage and the miraculous deliverance by God. This term underscores the humility and dependence on God that the Israelites were to maintain.because you left the land of Egypt in haste— The haste with which the Israelites left Egypt is a critical aspect of the Exodus narrative. They had to leave quickly, without time for their bread to rise, symbolizing the urgency of God's deliverance. This haste also reflects the immediacy of God's intervention and the need for readiness to follow His commands without delay.so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. The act of remembrance is central to the Jewish faith and is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. This command ensures that each generation recalls God's faithfulness and power in delivering His people. It serves as a perpetual reminder of God's covenant and the identity of the Israelites as His chosen people. This remembrance is not just historical but is meant to inspire faith and obedience in the present and future.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Deuteronomy, who is delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are receiving these instructions. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land of bondage from which the Israelites were delivered. 4. <a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a> The event commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, which is closely associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread. 5. <a href="/topical/f/feast_of_unleavened_bread.htm">Feast of Unleavened Bread</a> A seven-day festival following Passover, during which the Israelites were commanded to eat unleavened bread.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_leaven.htm">Symbolism of Leaven</a> Leaven often symbolizes sin and corruption in the Bible. The removal of leaven during the feast represents the call to holiness and purity in the lives of believers. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_gratitude.htm">Remembrance and Gratitude</a> The command to eat unleavened bread serves as a reminder of God's deliverance. Christians are called to remember and be grateful for their spiritual deliverance through Christ. <a href="/topical/h/haste_and_readiness.htm">Haste and Readiness</a> The Israelites left Egypt in haste, symbolizing the urgency of responding to God's call. Believers should be ready and willing to follow God's leading without delay. <a href="/topical/l/life-long_remembrance.htm">Life-long Remembrance</a> The instruction to remember the day of deliverance "for the rest of your life" highlights the importance of continually recalling God's past faithfulness as a foundation for trust in His future promises. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a> Just as the Israelites cleansed their homes of leaven, Christians are encouraged to examine their lives and remove anything that hinders their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 16</a> <a href="/q/is_unleavened_bread_for_communion.htm">Can unleavened bread be used for Communion?</a> <a href="/q/what's_god's_redemption_plan.htm">Can unleavened bread be used for Communion?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_unleavened_bread.htm">What is unleavened bread?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_passover_sacrifice_sites.htm">Deuteronomy 16:5-7: How do we reconcile sacrificing the Passover 'in the place the Lord chooses' with Exodus 12's instruction to kill the lamb at home?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Bread of affliction; bread such as is prepared in circumstances of trial and pressure, when there is no time or opportunity for the application of all the means required for the preparation of bread of the better sort. The Israelites had in haste and amid anxiety to prepare the Passover meal on the evening of their flight from Egypt, and so had to omit the leavening of their bread; and this usage they had to observe during the seven days of the festival in subsequent times, to remind them of the oppression the nation had suffered in Egypt, and the circumstances of difficulty and peril amidst which their deliverance had been effected. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You must not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no eat תֹאכַ֤ל (ṯō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat leavened bread חָמֵ֔ץ (ḥā·mêṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2557.htm">Strong's 2557: </a> That which is leavened with it; עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against for seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days יָמִ֛ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you are to eat תֹּֽאכַל־ (tō·ḵal-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat with it עָלָ֥יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against unleavened bread, מַצּ֖וֹת (maṣ·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover the bread לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain of affliction, עֹ֑נִי (‘ō·nî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> Affliction, poverty because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you left יָצָ֙אתָ֙ (yā·ṣā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa in haste— בְחִפָּז֗וֹן (ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2649.htm">Strong's 2649: </a> Trepidation, hurried flight so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent you may remember תִּזְכֹּר֔‪‬‪‬ (tiz·kōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male for the rest כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of your life חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ (ḥay·ye·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life the day יְמֵ֥י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you left צֵֽאתְךָ֙ (ṣê·ṯə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 16:3 You shall eat no leavened bread (Deut. 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