Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:3
3You 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכַ֤ל | ṯō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| leavened bread | חָמֵ֔ץ | ḥā·mêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2557 that which is leavened |
| with it | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| for seven | שִׁבְעַ֥ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִ֛ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you are to eat | תֹּֽאכַל־ | tō·ḵal- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| with it | עָלָ֥יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| unleavened bread | מַצּ֖וֹת | maṣ·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4682 unleavened bread, or cake(s) |
| the bread | לֶ֣חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| of affliction | עֹ֑נִי | ‘ō·nî | Noun - masculine singular | H6040 affliction, poverty |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you left | יָצָ֙אתָ֙ | yā·ṣā·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| in haste | בְחִפָּז֗וֹן | ḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H2649 trepidation, hurried flight |
| so that | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may remember | תִּזְכֹּר֔ | tiz·kōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| for the rest | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of your life | חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ | ḥay·ye·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| the day | יְמֵ֥י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| you left | צֵֽאתְךָ֙ | ṣê·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
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Exodus 12:39 · Exodus 12:19–20 · Exodus 34:18 · Exodus 13:3–9 · Exodus 12:14–15 · Numbers 9:11 · Luke 22:19 · Exodus 12:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.