Exodus 12:39
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.”
מַצָּה
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
עָשָׂה
they had made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יָצָא
they had brought out
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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חָמֵץ
it was leavened
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חָמֵץ
to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)
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גָּרַשׁ
they had been driven out
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גָּרַשׁ
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
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יָכֹל
they had been able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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עֻגָּה
bread cakes
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עֻגָּה
an ash-cake (as round)
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