KJV King James Version
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
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Exodus 12:34
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
WEB World English Bible
The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
ASV American Standard Version
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the people taketh up its dough before it is fermented, their kneading-troughs are bound up in their garments on their shoulder.
Surrounding context — Exodus 12
31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, [and] get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We [be] all dead [men].
34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them [such things as they required]. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשָּׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseהָעָ֛םH5971 · ampeopleאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּצֵק֖וֹH1217 · ba.tseqdoughטֶ֣רֶםH2962 · te.rembeforeיֶחְמָ֑ץH2556 · cha.metsto leavenמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םH4863 · mish.e.retkneadingצְרֻרֹ֥תH6887 · tsa.rarto confineבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םH8071 · sim.lahmantleעַל־H5921 · aluponשִׁכְמָֽם׃H7926 · she.khemshoulder
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