Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. New Living Translation That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. English Standard Version They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. Berean Standard Bible They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. King James Bible And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. New King James Version Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. New American Standard Bible They shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. NASB 1995 They shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. NASB 1977 ‘And they shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Legacy Standard Bible And they shall eat the flesh that night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Amplified Bible They shall eat the meat that same night, roasted in fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Christian Standard Bible They are to eat the meat that night; they should eat it, roasted over the fire along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are to eat the meat that night; they should eat it, roasted over the fire along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. American Standard Version And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Contemporary English Version That night the animals are to be roasted and eaten, together with bitter herbs and thin bread made without yeast. English Revised Version And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. GOD'S WORD® Translation The meat must be eaten that same night. It must be roasted over a fire and eaten with bitter herbs and unleavened bread. Good News Translation That night the meat is to be roasted, and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast. International Standard Version That very night they're to eat the meat, roasted over the fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Majority Standard Bible They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. NET Bible They will eat the meat the same night; they will eat it roasted over the fire with bread made without yeast and with bitter herbs. New Heart English Bible They shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire; and unleavened bread, and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. World English Bible They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, with unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have eaten the flesh in this night, a roast with fire; they eat it with unleavened things and bitters; Young's Literal Translation 'And they have eaten the flesh in this night, roast with fire; with unleavened things and bitters they do eat it; Smith's Literal Translation And they shall eat the flesh in that night roasted with fire and unleavened; upon bitter herbs shall they eat it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall eat the flesh that night roasted at the fire, and unleavened bread with wild lettuce. Catholic Public Domain Version And that night they shall eat the flesh, roasted by fire, and unleavened bread with wild lettuce. New American Bible They will consume its meat that same night, eating it roasted with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. New Revised Standard Version They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, with unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they will eat the flesh in this night when roasted in fire; they shall eat it and unleavened bread with bitter herbs. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall eat the flesh in this night roast with fire, and they shall eat unleavened bread with bitter herbs. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The First Passover…7They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 9Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.… Cross References Leviticus 23:5-6 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / 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. Numbers 9:11 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; Deuteronomy 16:3 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. 2 Chronicles 30:21 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. Matthew 26:17-19 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. Mark 14:12-16 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?’ ... Luke 22:7-13 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. ... John 6:4 Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 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. Hebrews 11:28 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. Exodus 34:25 Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning. Numbers 28:16-17 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. Joshua 5:10-11 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. 2 Kings 23:21-23 The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem. Ezekiel 45:21 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. Treasury of Scripture And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. eat the Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. John 6:52-57 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? … roast Deuteronomy 16:7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. unleavened Exodus 13:3,7 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… Exodus 34:25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. Numbers 9:11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. with bitter Exodus 1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. Numbers 9:11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Jump to Previous Bitter Bitter-Tasting Bread Cooked Eat Eaten Fire Flesh Food Herbs Lamb Meat Night Oven Plants Roast Roasted Together Unleavened YeastJump to Next Bitter Bitter-Tasting Bread Cooked Eat Eaten Fire Flesh Food Herbs Lamb Meat Night Oven Plants Roast Roasted Together Unleavened YeastExodus 12 1. The beginning of the year is changed3. The Passover is instituted 11. The import of the rite of the Passover 15. Unleavened bread 29. The firstborn are slain 31. The Israelites are driven out of the land 37. They come to Succoth 41. The time of their sojourning 43. The ordinance of the Passover They are to eat This phrase commands the Israelites to partake in a communal meal, emphasizing obedience and unity. The Hebrew root "אָכַל" (akal) implies not just physical consumption but a deeper spiritual participation. Eating together signifies fellowship and covenantal relationship with God, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, highlighting the importance of communal worship and remembrance. the meat that night roasted over the fire along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs Unleavened bread . . . bitter herbs.--As partaking of the lamb typified feeding on Christ, so the putting away of leaven and eating unleavened bread signified the putting away of all defilement and corruption ere we approach Christ to feed on Him (1Corinthians 5:8). As for the bitter herbs, they probably represented "self-denial" or "repentance"--fitting concomitants of the holy feast, where the Lamb of God is our food. At any rate, they were a protest against that animalism which turns a sacred banquet into a means of gratifying the appetite (1Corinthians 11:20-22). Verse 8. - Roast with fire. The meat of sacrificial meals was commonly boiled by the Hebrews (1 Samuel 2:14, 15). The command to roast the Paschal lamb is accounted for:1. By its being a simpler and quicker process than boiling; 2. By a special sanctity being regarded as attaching to fire; 3. By the difficulty of cooking the animal whole unless it were roasted. Justin Martyr's statement that for roasting two wooden spits were required, placed at right angles the one to the other, and thus extending the victim on a cross, will seem to many a better ground for the direction than any of these. And unleavened bread. See below, ver. 18. With bitter herbs. Literally, "with bitternesses." That herbs, or vegetables of some kind, are intended, there is no reasonable doubt. The Mishna enumerates endive, chicory, wild lettuce, and nettles among the herbs that might be eaten. It is a strange notion of Kurtz's, that the bitter herbs were a condiment, and "communicated a more agreeable flavour to the food." Undoubtedly they were a disagreeable accompaniment, and represented at once the bitterness of the Egyptian bondage (Exodus 1:14) and the need of self-denial, if we would feed on Christ. Hebrew They are to eatוְאָכְל֥וּ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 398: To eat the meat הַבָּשָׂ֖ר (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man that הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that night, בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity roasted צְלִי־ (ṣə·lî-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6748: Roasted, a roast over the fire, אֵ֣שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire along with unleavened bread וּמַצּ֔וֹת (ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4682: Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover and bitter herbs. מְרֹרִ֖ים (mə·rō·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4844: Bitter thing, bitter herb Links Exodus 12:8 NIVExodus 12:8 NLT Exodus 12:8 ESV Exodus 12:8 NASB Exodus 12:8 KJV Exodus 12:8 BibleApps.com Exodus 12:8 Biblia Paralela Exodus 12:8 Chinese Bible Exodus 12:8 French Bible Exodus 12:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 12:8 They shall eat the flesh in that (Exo. 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