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Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. <a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation. <a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. <a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come. <a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a> So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You shall also keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your multitudes out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a permanent ordinance. <a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> You shall also observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent ordinance. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘You shall also observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent ordinance. <a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You shall also keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a perpetual statute. <a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You shall also observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because on this very day I brought your hosts [grouped according to tribal armies] out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an ordinance forever. <a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread because on this very day I brought your military divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent statute. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread because on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent statute. <a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/cev/exodus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Celebrate this Festival of Thin Bread as a way of remembering the day that I brought your families and tribes out of Egypt. And do this each year. <a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You 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. <a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Keep this festival, because it was on this day that I brought your tribes out of Egypt. For all time to come you must celebrate this day as a festival. <a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "'You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread, since on this very day I brought your tribal divisions from the land of Egypt. You are to observe this day from generation to generation as a perpetual ordinance. <a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come. <a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a> So you will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because on this very day I brought your regiments out from the land of Egypt, and so you must keep this day perpetually as a lasting ordinance. <a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your regiments out of the land of Egypt: therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. <a href="/wbt/exodus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have observed the Unleavened Things, for in this very day I have brought out your hosts from the land of Egypt, and you have observed this day throughout your generations—a continuous statute. <a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye have observed the unleavened things, for in this self-same day I have brought out your hosts from the land of Egypt, and ye have observed this day to your generations -- a statute age-during. <a href="/slt/exodus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye watched the unleavened; for in this self-same day I brought forth your armies out of the land of Egypt and watch ye this day for your generations a law forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall observe the feast of the unleavened bread: for in this same day I will bring forth your army out of the land of Egypt, and you shall keep this day in your generations by a perpetual observance. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. For on this same day, I will lead your army out of the land of Egypt, and you shall keep this day, in your generations, as a perpetual ritual. <a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Keep, then, the custom of the unleavened bread, since it was on this very day that I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. You must observe this day throughout your generations as a statute forever. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall observe the festival of unleavened bread, for on this very day I brought your companies out of the land of Egypt: you shall observe this day throughout your generations as a perpetual ordinance.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for on this very day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You shall keep the unleavened bread because in this day I have brought out your hosts from the land of Egypt and you shall keep this day for your generations, a law to eternity.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. <a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye shall keep this commandment, for on this day will I bring out your force out of the land of Egypt; and ye shall make this day a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations. <a href="/parallel/exodus/12-17.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2853" 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/exodus/12.htm">The Feast of Unleavened Bread</a> …16On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do. 17<a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">So you are to keep</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/4682.htm" title="4682: ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">the Feast of Unleavened Bread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">on this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘e·ṣem (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">I brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣiḇ·’ō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-cpc:: 2mp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">your divisions</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/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·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/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">You must keep</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/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">as a permanent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ḥuq·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">statute</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come.</a> 18In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.…<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="/leviticus/23-6.htm">Leviticus 23:6-8</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. / On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work. / For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3-8</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. / No 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. / You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you. ... <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16-25</a> The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover. / On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. / On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. ... <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. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</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?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</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?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ... <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a> Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ... <a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1-17</a> It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end. / The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. / Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-5</a> Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-19</a> Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ... <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a> On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten. <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a> On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan. <a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-22</a> On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ... <a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14-18</a> And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, / and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” / And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall you observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.in this selfsame<a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a> And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.<a href="/exodus/13-8.htm">Exodus 13:8</a> And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.<a href="/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16</a> And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:an ordinance<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Permanent</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Selfsame</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Unleavened</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-21.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/exodus/12-18.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/12-47.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/exodus/12-27.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/12-47.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-18.htm">Permanent</a> <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Selfsame</a> <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/12-18.htm">Unleavened</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 12</div>1. <a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">The beginning of the year is changed</a> 3. <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">The Passover is instituted</a> 11. <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">The import of the rite of the Passover</a> 15. <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Unleavened bread</a> 29. <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">The firstborn are slain</a> 31. <a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">The Israelites are driven out of the land</a> 37. <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">They come to Succoth</a> 41. <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">The time of their sojourning</a> 43. <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">The ordinance of the Passover</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'; 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It commemorates the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt, not having time to let their bread rise. Leaven, or yeast, is often symbolic of sin in the Bible (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-8</a>), and the removal of leaven from homes during this feast represents purification and holiness. This feast is a call to remember God's deliverance and to live a life set apart from sin.for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt This phrase highlights the historical event of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The term "divisions" suggests an organized departure, emphasizing God's sovereignty and order in the liberation process. The Exodus is a foundational event in Israel's history, symbolizing God's power and faithfulness. It is also a type of Christ's redemptive work, as Jesus delivers believers from the bondage of sin (<a href="/luke/9-31.htm">Luke 9:31</a>, which uses the term "exodus" to describe Jesus' departure).You must keep this day as a permanent statute The command to observe this day as a "permanent statute" underscores its enduring significance. It is not merely a historical remembrance but a perpetual ordinance, reflecting the unchanging nature of God's covenant with His people. This observance is a reminder of God's eternal promises and His call for His people to remember His acts of salvation throughout generations.for the generations to come This phrase emphasizes the importance of passing down the story of God's deliverance to future generations. It is a call to teach children about God's mighty works and faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a>). The continuity of this observance ensures that each generation understands their identity as God's people and their responsibility to live in obedience to Him. It also points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, whose sacrifice is remembered and proclaimed until He returns (<a href="/1_corinthians/11-26.htm">1 Corinthians 11:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He communicated God's commands regarding the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, who were enslaved in Egypt and were the recipients of God's deliverance through the Exodus. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were enslaved and from which God delivered them, marking a pivotal moment in their history. 4. <a href="/topical/f/feast_of_unleavened_bread.htm">Feast of Unleavened Bread</a> A seven-day festival commanded by God to commemorate the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt, during which they ate bread without yeast. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a> The event of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, symbolizing liberation and the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commemoration_of_deliverance.htm">Commemoration of Deliverance</a> The Feast of Unleavened Bread serves as a reminder of God's mighty deliverance. Christians are encouraged to remember and celebrate God's deliverance in their own lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a> Unleavened bread symbolizes purity and the removal of sin. Believers are called to live lives free from the "yeast" of sin, reflecting holiness and dedication to God. <a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a> The command to observe the feast as a "permanent statute" highlights the importance of passing down faith traditions to future generations. Families should prioritize teaching their children about God's faithfulness. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites' observance of the feast demonstrates obedience to God's instructions. Christians are reminded of the importance of obeying God's Word in their daily lives. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a> The communal aspect of the feast underscores the importance of gathering together in worship and fellowship, strengthening the bonds within the faith community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 12</a> <a href="/q/what_is_unleavened_bread.htm">What is unleavened bread?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'i_desire_mercy'_mean.htm">What is the Feast of Unleavened Bread?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_unleavened_bread.htm">What is the Feast of Unleavened Bread?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) In this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt.--On the application of the word "armies" to the people of Israel, see above (<a href="/exodus/6-26.htm" title="These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.">Exodus 6:26</a>). The expression "have I brought" indicates either that these directions were not given until after the Exodus, or at any rate that they were not reduced to writing until then.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - In this self-same day. The 15th of Abib - the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. Have I brought your hosts out. This expression seems to prove that we have in the injunctions of verses 14-20, not the exact words of the revelation on the subject made by God to Moses before the institution of the Passover, but a re-casting of the words after the exodus had taken place. Otherwise, the expression must have been, "I will bring your hosts out." As an ordinance for ever. Easter eve, the day on which Satan was despoiled by the preaching of Jesus to the spirits in prison (<a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">1 Peter 3:19</a>), and on which the Church first realises its deliverance from the bondage of sin by the Atonement of Good Friday, is the Christian continuance of the first day of unleavened bread, and so answers to this text, as Good Friday to the similar command in ver. 14. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So you are to observe וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, הַמַּצּוֹת֒ (ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover for כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction on this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that very בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ (bə·‘e·ṣem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I brought הוֹצֵ֥אתִי (hō·w·ṣê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim your divisions צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (ṣiḇ·’ō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign out of 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. מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·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 You must observe וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞ם (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day as a lasting עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always ordinance חֻקַּ֥ת (ḥuq·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> Something prescribed, an enactment, statute for the generations to come. לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:17 You shall observe the feast of unleavened (Exo. 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