KJV King James Version
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
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Exodus 13:7
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.
WEB World English Bible
Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall yeast be seen with you, in all your borders.
ASV American Standard Version
Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and any thing fermented is not seen with thee; yea, leaven is not seen with thee in all thy border.
Surrounding context — Exodus 13
4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.
5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day [shall be] a feast to the LORD.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, [This is done] because of that [which] the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
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Original-language word links
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מַצּוֹת֙H4682 · mats.tsahunleavened breadיֵֽאָכֵ֔לH398 · a.khalto eatאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]שִׁבְעַ֣תH7651 · she.vasevenהַיָּמִ֑יםH3117 · yomdayוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיֵרָאֶ֨הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeלְךָ֜H9031 · kayouחָמֵ֗ץH2557 · cha.metsleavenוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיֵרָאֶ֥הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeלְךָ֛H9031 · kayouשְׂאֹ֖רH7603 · se.orleavenבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundary
Cross-references
Exodus 12:19Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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