Deuteronomy 16:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days, eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste. This is so that you may remember the day you came out of Egypt all the days of your life.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹא־תֹאכַ֤ל עָלָיו֙ חָמֵ֔ץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֛ים תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו מַצּ֖וֹת לֶ֣חֶם עֹ֑נִי כִּ֣י בְחִפָּז֗וֹן יָצָ֙אתָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכֹּר֔ אֶת־י֤וֹם צֵֽאתְךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-tōʾkal ʿālāyw ḥāmēṣ šibʿat yāmîm tōʾkal-ʿālāyw maṣṣôt leḥem ʿōnî kî bəḥippāzôn yāṣāʾtā mēʾereṣ miṣrayim ləmaʿan tizkōr ʾet-yôm ṣēʾtəkā mēʾereṣ miṣrayim kōl yəmê ḥayyeykā

Grammar Details

• *lōʾ*-*tōʾkal*: negation + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall not eat
• *ʿālāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with it
• *ḥāmēṣ*: masculine singular noun - leavened bread
• *šibʿat*: feminine construct - seven of
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *tōʾkal*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall eat
• *maṣṣôt*: feminine plural noun - unleavened bread
• *leḥem*: masculine singular construct - bread of
• *ʿōnî*: masculine singular noun - affliction/poverty
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *bəḥippāzôn*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in haste
• *yāṣāʾtā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you went out
• *mēʾereṣ*: preposition + feminine singular construct - from land of
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *ləmaʿan*: conjunction - in order that
• *tizkōr*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will remember
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *yôm*: masculine singular construct - day of
• *ṣēʾtəkā*: qal infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your going out
• *kōl*: masculine singular construct - all of
• *yəmê*: masculine plural construct - days of
• *ḥayyeykā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life

Word Meanings

• *ḥāmēṣ*: leavened bread/that which is leavened
• *maṣṣôt*: unleavened bread/flat cakes
• *leḥem* *ʿōnî*: bread of affliction/bread of poverty/bread of humiliation
• *ḥippāzôn*: haste/hurry/anxiety
• *tizkōr*: remember/call to mind/mention

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You shall eat no 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 haste: that you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt eat{H398} no leavened bread{H2557} with it; seven{H7651} days{H3117} shalt thou eat{H398} unleavened bread{H4682} therewith, even the bread{H3899} of affliction;{H6040} for thou camest forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} in haste:{H2649} that thou mayest remember{H2142} the day{H3117} when thou camest forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} all the days{H3117} of thy life.{H2416}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} no leavened bread{H2557} with it; seven{H7651} days{H3117} shalt thou eat{H398}{(H8799)} unleavened bread{H4682} therewith, even the bread{H3899} of affliction{H6040}; for thou camest forth{H3318}{(H8804)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} in haste{H2649}: that thou mayest remember{H2142}{(H8799)} the day{H3117} when thou camest forth{H3318}{(H8800)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} all the days{H3117} of thy life{H2416}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou shalt eate no leueded bred there with: but shalt eate there with the bred of tribulacio.vij. dayes loge. For thou camest out of the lode of Egipte in hast, that thou mayst remembre the daye when thou camest out of the londe of Egipte, all dayes of thi life.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt eate no leuended bred in yt feast. Seuen dayes shalt thou eate the vnleuended bred of thy tribulacion: For with soroufull haist camest thou out of the londe of Egipte, that thou mayest remebre the daye of thy departinge out of ye londe of Egipte, all yi life longe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt eate no leauened bread with it: but seuen dayes shalt thou eate vnleauened bread therewith, euen the bread of tribulation: for thou camest out of the land of Egypt in haste, that thou maist remember ye day whe thou camest out of the land of Egypt, all the dayes of thy life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt eate no leauened bread with it: but seuen dayes shalt thou eate vnleauened bread therwith, euen the bread of tribulation (for thou camest out of the lande of Egypt in haste) that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest out of the lande of Egypt, all the dayes of thy lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Take no leavened bread with it; for seven days let your food be unleavened bread, that is, the bread of sorrow; for you came out of the land of Egypt quickly: so the memory of that day, when you came out of the land of Egypt, will be with you all your life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must not eat any yeast with it; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, as 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.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:39 : 39 They baked the dough they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened cakes, for it had not risen because they were driven out of Egypt and could not delay, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
• Exod 34:18 : 18 You are to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
• Exod 12:8 : 8 They shall eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
• Exod 12:19-20 : 19 For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened, that person shall be cut off from the community of Israel, whether they are a foreigner or a native of the land. 20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings, you shall eat unleavened bread.
• Num 9:11 : 11 In the second month, on the fourteenth day, at twilight, they shall observe it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
• Num 28:17 : 17 On the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a festival. For seven days, unleavened bread is to be eaten.
• 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water of affliction until I return safely.’
• Ps 102:9 : 9 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
• Ps 111:4 : 4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
• Ps 127:2 : 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
• Luke 22:19 : 19 And taking bread, he gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.'
• 1 Cor 5:8 : 8 Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
• 1 Cor 11:24-26 : 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' 25 In the same way, He also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
• 2 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death. 11 See what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced in you! What eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what readiness to see justice done! At every point you have proved yourselves to be pure in this matter.
• 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
• Exod 12:26-27 : 26 When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' 27 You are to reply, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and spared our homes.' Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
• Exod 12:32-33 : 32 'Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me.' 33 The Egyptians pressured the people to send them out of the land quickly, for they said, 'We are all going to die!'
• Exod 12:11 : 11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.
• Exod 12:14-15 : 14 This day shall be a memorial for you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a perpetual ordinance, you shall celebrate it. 15 For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day, remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day must be cut off from Israel.
• Lev 23:6 : 6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
• Exod 13:3-9 : 3 Moses said to the people, "Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for the LORD brought you out of here with a mighty hand. No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. 5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you are to observe this ceremony in this month. 6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day, there shall be a festival to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders. 8 On that day, you are to tell your son, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.' 9 And it shall be for you a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.