Exodus 13:6
New International Version
For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival to the LORD.

New Living Translation
For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. Then on the seventh day, celebrate a feast to the LORD.

English Standard Version
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

King James Bible
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

New King James Version
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

NASB 1995
“For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

NASB 1977
“For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the LORD.

American Standard Version
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast, and on the seventh day you are to celebrate a festival in honor of the LORD.

English Revised Version
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. The seventh day will be a pilgrimage festival in the LORD's honor.

Good News Translation
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to honor the LORD.

International Standard Version
You are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

NET Bible
For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

World English Bible
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Seven days you eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day [is] a celebration to YHWH;

Young's Literal Translation
Seven days thou dost eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day is a feast to Jehovah;

Smith's Literal Translation
Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened, and in the seventh day a festival to Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be the solemnity of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For seven days, you shall feed on unleavened bread. And on the seventh day, it will be the solemnity of the Lord.

New American Bible
For seven days you will eat unleavened bread, and the seventh day will also be a festival to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festival to the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festival to the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Seven days you will eat unleavened bread and in the seventh day it is a feast to LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Six days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Dedication of the Firstborn
5And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month. 6For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. 7Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.…

Cross References
Leviticus 23:6-8
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.’”

Deuteronomy 16:3-8
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. ...

Numbers 28:17-25
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. / Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished. ...

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.

Ezra 6:22
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

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 13:1
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.

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.

Exodus 12:15-20
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. / On 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. / 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. ...

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.

Psalm 81:3-5
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. / For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. / He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:


Treasury of Scripture

Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

Exodus 12:15-20
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel…

Exodus 34:18
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

Leviticus 23:8
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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Exodus 13
1. The firstborn are sanctified to God
3. The memorial of the Passover is commanded
11. The firstborn of man and beast are set apart
17. The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.
20. They come to Etham
21. God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire














For seven days
The phrase "for seven days" refers to the duration of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which immediately follows the Passover. The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection, reflecting God's creation week. This period is a time of reflection and dedication, reminding the Israelites of their complete deliverance from Egypt. Historically, the seven-day observance underscores the importance of this event in Israel's history, marking a complete cycle of remembrance and worship.

you are to eat
The command "you are to eat" emphasizes the active participation required from the Israelites. Eating is not merely a physical act but a spiritual one, symbolizing internalization of God's deliverance and provision. In the Hebrew culture, eating together was a sign of fellowship and covenant, reinforcing the communal aspect of this observance.

unleavened bread
"Unleavened bread" or matzah is bread made without yeast, symbolizing purity and the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt. Leaven, or yeast, often represents sin or corruption in the Bible, so unleavened bread signifies a break from the past and a new beginning. The historical context of the Exodus highlights the urgency and readiness required for God's deliverance.

and on the seventh day
The phrase "and on the seventh day" marks the culmination of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The seventh day is often associated with rest and holiness, as seen in the Sabbath. This day serves as a reminder of God's completed work of salvation and the rest that comes from trusting in His deliverance.

there shall be a feast
"There shall be a feast" indicates a time of celebration and joy. Feasts in the Bible are times of communal gathering, worship, and remembrance of God's faithfulness. This feast is not just a ritual but a celebration of freedom and identity as God's chosen people. It serves as a reminder of the joy found in obedience and the blessings of God's covenant.

to the LORD
The phrase "to the LORD" signifies that the feast is dedicated to Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. It is an act of worship and acknowledgment of His sovereignty and grace. The historical and scriptural context emphasizes that this observance is not merely cultural but deeply spiritual, recognizing God's hand in their deliverance and continued provision. The feast is an offering of gratitude and a reaffirmation of their relationship with God.

(6) A feast to the Lord.--Comp. Exodus 12:16, where a "holy convocation" is ordered for the seventh day. The Jews regard this day--the twenty-first of Ahib--as the anniversary of the passage of the Red Sea.

Verse 6. - Seven days. Compare Exodus 12:15. In the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. The feast lasted during the whole of the seven days, but the first day and the last were to be kept especially holy. (See Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:6-8.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

you are to eat
תֹּאכַ֣ל (tō·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

unleavened bread,
מַצֹּ֑ת (maṣ·ṣōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4682: Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover

and on the seventh
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

day
וּבַיּוֹם֙ (ū·ḇay·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

there shall be a feast
חַ֖ג (ḥaḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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