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In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing with yeast shall be seen among you, nor shall any dough with yeast be seen among you in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among you in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among you in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among you in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, nor shall there be leaven within the borders of your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread is to be eaten for those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, and no yeast may be found among you in all your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread is to be eaten for those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, and no yeast may be found among you in all your territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />During those seven days, you must not eat anything made with yeast or even have yeast anywhere near your homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Only unleavened bread should be eaten during these seven days. No sourdough or yeast should be seen anywhere in your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast; there must be no yeast or leavened bread anywhere in your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days, and nothing leavened is to be seen among you, nor is leaven to be seen among you throughout your territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bread made without yeast must be eaten for seven days; no bread made with yeast shall be seen among you, and you must have no yeast among you within any of your borders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall there be yeast seen with you, in all your borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall be seen with you, within all your borders. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and anything fermented is not seen with you; indeed, leaven is not seen with you in all your border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and any thing fermented is not seen with thee; yea, leaven is not seen with thee in all thy border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Unleavened shall be eaten seven days: and leavened shall not be seen to thee in all thy bounds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall you eat seven days: there shall not be seen any thing leavened with thee, nor in all thy coasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days. There shall not be seen anything leavened with you, nor in all your parts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread may be eaten during the seven days, but nothing leavened and no leaven may be found in your possession in all your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen in your possession, and no leaven shall be seen among you in all your territory.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall you eat for seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with you throughout all your territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Unleavened bread you will eat for seven days and leaven will not appear among you in your entire border.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; nothing leavened shall be seen with thee, neither shalt thou have leaven in all thy borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/13-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3227" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">The Dedication of the Firstborn</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">Unleavened bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">shall be eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">during those seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2557.htm" title="2557: ḥā·mêṣ (N-ms) -- That which is leavened. From chamets; ferment, extortion.">leavened</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·rā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">may be found</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">among you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor shall</a> <a href="/hebrew/7603.htm" title="7603: śə·’ōr (N-ms) -- Leaven. From sha'ar; barm or yeast-cake.">leaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·rā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">be found</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anywhere within</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇu·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">borders.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Exodus 12:15</a></span><br />For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Exodus 12:19</a></span><br />For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Exodus 23:15</a></span><br />You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-18.htm">Exodus 34:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-6.htm">Leviticus 23:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Deuteronomy 16:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Deuteronomy 16:8</a></span><br />For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-17.htm">Numbers 28:17</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Joshua 5:11</a></span><br />The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-6.htm">Matthew 16:6</a></span><br />“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-11.htm">Matthew 16:11-12</a></span><br />How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” / Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-15.htm">Mark 8:15</a></span><br />“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Luke 12:1</a></span><br />In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-8</a></span><br />Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? / 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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with you, neither shall there be leaven seen with you in all your quarters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Exodus 12:19</a></b></br> Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-6.htm">Matthew 16:6</a></b></br> Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Border</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Fermented</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Leavened</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Part</a> <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Quarters</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Within</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Yeast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/34-3.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Border</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Fermented</a> <a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Leavened</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Part</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Quarters</a> <a href="/exodus/22-30.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/exodus/14-20.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Within</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Yeast</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">The firstborn are sanctified to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">The memorial of the Passover is commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">The firstborn of man and beast are set apart</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">They come to Etham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire</a></span><br></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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This feast commemorates the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt, where they did not have time to let their bread rise. Unleavened bread, or matzah, symbolizes purity and separation from sin, as leaven often represents sin and corruption in Scripture (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-8</a>). The seven days signify completeness and perfection, reflecting a complete separation from the old life of bondage.<p><b>Nothing leavened may be found among you,</b><br>The prohibition against leaven during this period underscores the importance of removing sin and impurity from one's life. In a broader biblical context, leaven is often used metaphorically to describe the pervasive nature of sin (<a href="/galatians/5-9.htm">Galatians 5:9</a>). The removal of leaven from the home serves as a physical representation of spiritual cleansing and dedication to God. This practice also foreshadows the sinless nature of Christ, who is the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.</b><br>This command extends beyond individual households to the entire community, emphasizing communal holiness and collective responsibility. The thoroughness of this search for leaven reflects the need for vigilance in maintaining purity and holiness. It also highlights the unity of the Israelite community in their covenant relationship with God. The absence of leaven within the borders can be seen as a type of the future kingdom of God, where sin will be completely eradicated.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is conveying God's commandments to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are being led out of Egypt and are commanded to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land from which the Israelites are being delivered, symbolizing bondage and sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_unleavened_bread.htm">Feast of Unleavened Bread</a></b><br>A seven-day observance following Passover, commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their haste in leaving, which did not allow time for their bread to rise.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaven.htm">Leaven</a></b><br>Symbolically represents sin and corruption, which is to be removed from the Israelites' homes during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_leaven.htm">Symbolism of Leaven</a></b><br>Leaven represents sin and corruption. Just as the Israelites were to remove all leaven from their homes, Christians are called to examine their lives and remove sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's instructions. Believers today are called to live in obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_reflection.htm">Remembrance and Reflection</a></b><br>The Feast serves as a time of remembrance of God's deliverance. Christians are encouraged to regularly reflect on their own deliverance from sin through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The command to have no leaven within all borders emphasizes communal purity and accountability. Believers are part of a community that supports and holds each other accountable in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparation.htm">Spiritual Preparation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared for their journey by removing leaven, Christians are to prepare spiritually for their journey of faith by removing sin and distractions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_laws_in_the_covenant_code.htm">What does leaven symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_leaven_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does leaven symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_passover_commemorate.htm">What does Passover commemorate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_god_command_genocide.htm">Did God order genocide? (Exodus 20:13 vs. Deuteronomy 7:2)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - Here again the injunctions are mere repetitious of commands already given in ch. 12. (See verses 15 and 19.) Repetition was no doubt had recourse to in order to deepen the impression. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/13-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Unleavened bread</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall be eaten</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during those seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leavened</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמֵ֗ץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2557.htm">Strong's 2557: </a> </span><span class="str2">That which is leavened</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may be found among you,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרָאֶ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rā·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor shall</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yeast</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂאֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(śə·’ōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7603.htm">Strong's 7603: </a> </span><span class="str2">Barm, yeast-cake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be found</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרָאֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rā·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anywhere within</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">borders.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇu·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/13-7.htm">Exodus 13:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/13-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 13:7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout (Exo. 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