Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast. “The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning. New Living Translation “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning. English Standard Version “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my feast remain until the morning. Berean Standard Bible You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning. King James Bible Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. New King James Version “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until morning. New American Standard Bible “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning. NASB 1995 “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning. NASB 1977 “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning. Amplified Bible “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; and the fat of My feast is not to be left overnight until morning. Christian Standard Bible “You must not offer the blood of my sacrifices with anything leavened. The fat of my festival offering must not remain until morning. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened. The fat of My festival offering must not remain until morning.” American Standard Version Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning. Contemporary English Version Do not offer bread made with yeast when you sacrifice an animal to me. And make sure that the fat of the animal is burned that same day. English Revised Version Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. The fat sacrificed at my festivals should never be left over in the morning. Good News Translation "Do not offer bread made with yeast when you sacrifice an animal to me. The fat of animals sacrificed to me during these festivals is not to be left until the following morning. International Standard Version "You are not to offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, and you are not to let the fat portion of my sacrifice remain overnight until morning. NET Bible "You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with bread containing yeast; the fat of my festal sacrifice must not remain until morning. New Heart English Bible "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread, neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleYou must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning. World English Bible “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night until the morning. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not sacrifice the blood of My sacrifice on a fermented thing, and the fat of My festival does not remain until morning; Young's Literal Translation 'Thou dost not sacrifice on a fermented thing the blood of My sacrifice, and the fat of My festival doth not remain till morning; Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not sacrifice upon leaven: the blood of my sacrifice, and the fat of my festival shall not remain over till morning. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not sacrifice the blood of my victim upon leaven, neither shall the fat of my solemnity remain until the morning. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not immolate the blood of my victim over leaven, nor shall the fat of my solemnity remain until morning. New American Bible You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened; nor shall the fat of my feast be kept overnight till the next day. New Revised Standard Version You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my festival remain until the morning. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not offer the blood of a sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of the festival sacrifices remain until morning. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not offer blood of sacrifice with leaven and the fat of feasts will not remain until the morning. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning. Brenton Septuagint Translation For when I shall have cast out the nations from before thee, and shall have widened thy borders, thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven, neither must the fat of my feast abide till the morning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Three Yearly Feasts…17Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD. 18You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning. 19Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.… Cross References Leviticus 2:11 No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as a food offering to the LORD. Leviticus 7:12-15 If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. / From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. ... Leviticus 22:29-30 When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf. / It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD. Deuteronomy 16:4 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. Deuteronomy 16:5-6 You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you. / You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt. Numbers 6:15 together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil. Numbers 28:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me. Numbers 28:18-25 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. / The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ... 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. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? / Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, / 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.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” ... Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 10:10-12 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. Matthew 26:26-28 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Treasury of Scripture You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. blood Exodus 12:8,15 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it… 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. Leviticus 2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire. Jump to Previous Blood Bread Containing Fat Feast Fermented Festival Kept Leavened Morning Night Offer Offerings Overnight Sacrifice YeastJump to Next Blood Bread Containing Fat Feast Fermented Festival Kept Leavened Morning Night Offer Offerings Overnight Sacrifice YeastExodus 23 1. Of slander, false witness, and partiality4. Of charitableness 6. Of justice in judgment 8. Of taking bribes 9. Of oppressing a stranger 10. Of the year of rest 12. Of the Sabbath 13. Of idolatry 14. Of the three feasts 18. Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice 20. An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened In the context of ancient Israelite worship, sacrifices were central to maintaining a covenant relationship with God. The prohibition against offering blood with leavened bread underscores the importance of purity and separation from sin, as leaven often symbolizes sin or corruption in biblical texts (e.g., 1 Corinthians 5:6-8). The blood of sacrifices represents life and atonement (Leviticus 17:11), and mixing it with leaven would symbolize impurity. This command reflects the holiness required in worship and the need for a pure heart when approaching God. The Passover, a key event in Israel's history, also involved unleavened bread, symbolizing haste and purity (Exodus 12:8). nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe speaker of the command, emphasizing His holiness and the proper way to worship Him. 2. Israelites The recipients of the law, who are being instructed on how to conduct sacrifices and offerings. 3. Sacrifices The offerings made to God, which are central to the worship practices of the Israelites. 4. Leaven A symbol of sin and corruption, which is prohibited in offerings to maintain purity. 5. Feast Refers to the sacred meals associated with sacrifices, which must be consumed in a specific manner. Teaching Points Holiness in WorshipGod’s instructions emphasize the need for purity and holiness in worship. Just as leaven was excluded from sacrifices, believers are called to remove sin from their lives as they approach God. Symbolism of Leaven Leaven represents sin and corruption. In our spiritual lives, we must be vigilant to remove anything that corrupts our relationship with God. Immediate Obedience The command not to let the fat remain until morning teaches the importance of immediate and complete obedience to God’s instructions. Sacrificial Living Just as the Israelites were to offer sacrifices without leaven, Christians are called to live sacrificially, offering themselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. Community and Accountability The communal aspect of the feasts and sacrifices reminds us of the importance of community in our spiritual journey, encouraging accountability and mutual edification. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 23What are the Jewish feasts and festivals in the Bible? Does God desire sacrifices? (Hosea 6:6 vs. Exodus 29:18) Why does Exodus 18:12 lack priestly procedures or tabernacle sacrifices, unlike later instructions, when Jethro offers sacrifices with Israelite elders? What does Passover commemorate?(18) Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread.--Some regard this prohibition as extending to all sacrifices; but the majority of commentators limit it to the sacrifice of the Paschal lamb, which was the only sacrifice as yet expressly instituted by Jehovah. According to modern Jewish notions, leavened bread is permissible at the other feasts; at Pentecost it was commanded (Leviticus 23:17). The fat of my sacrifice.--Rather (as in the Margin), the fat of my feast. The fat of the Paschal lambs was burnt on the altar with incense the same evening. Thus the whole lamb was consumed before the morning. As the Paschal lamb is ??? ??????, "my sacrifice," so the Passover is "my feast." Verse 18. - Law of the Paschal sacrifice. That the Paschal lamb is here intended by "my sacrifice," seems to be certain, since the two injunctions to put away leavened bread, and to allow none of the victim's flesh to remain till the morning (see Exodus 12:10), are combined in the Paschal sacrifice only. Of all the offerings commanded in the law the Paschal lamb was the most important, since it typified Christ. It may therefore well be termed, in an especial way, "God's sacrifice." By the fat of my feast some understand the fat of the lamb, others the best part of the feast (Keil) - i.e., the lamb itself. In Exodus 34:25, which is closely parallel to the present place, we read, for "the fat of my feast," "the sacrifice of the feast of the passover."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no offer תִזְבַּ֥ח (ṯiz·baḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice the blood דַּם־ (dam-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of My sacrifices זִבְחִ֑י (ziḇ·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against anything leavened, חָמֵ֖ץ (ḥā·mêṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2557: That which is leavened nor may וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the fat חֵֽלֶב־ (ḥê·leḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part of My feast חַגִּ֖י (ḥag·gî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast remain יָלִ֥ין (yā·lîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while morning. בֹּֽקֶר׃ (bō·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning Links Exodus 23:18 NIVExodus 23:18 NLT Exodus 23:18 ESV Exodus 23:18 NASB Exodus 23:18 KJV Exodus 23:18 BibleApps.com Exodus 23:18 Biblia Paralela Exodus 23:18 Chinese Bible Exodus 23:18 French Bible Exodus 23:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 23:18 You shall not offer the blood (Exo. 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