Exodus 12:20 — Word Study
WLCכָּל־ מַחְמֶ֖צֶת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּכֹל֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצּֽוֹת׃ פ
BSA{You are} notlôʼ [in no way, never] to eatʼâkal▸ anythingkôl [food, substance] leavenedchâmêts [containing yeast] eatʼâkal▸ [devour, consume] unleavened breadmatstsâh [without yeast, pure, sweet bread] in allkôl [every, entire] your homesmôwshâb [dwellings, habitations, places of residence]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | any | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| מַחְמֶ֖צֶת | thing leavened | Verb, Hiphil, participle (active) feminine singular |
| לֹ֣א | not | Particle |
| תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | you will eat | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine plural |
| בְּכֹל֙ | in all | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct |
| מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | dwelling places your | Noun common feminine plural construct, suffix |
| תֹּאכְל֖וּ | you will eat | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine plural |
| מַצּֽוֹת׃ פ | unleavened bread | Noun common, feminine plural absolute |
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| BSB | You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.” |
| KJV | Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. |
| ASV | Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. |
| YLT | anything fermented ye do not eat, in all your dwellings ye do eat unleavened things.' |
| WEB | You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.’” |
| BBE | Take nothing which has leaven in it; wherever you are living let your food be unleavened cakes. |
Where they part company is in the rendering of מַחְמֶ֖צֶת — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence consists of a main clause followed by an imperative clause and a prepositional phrase, clearly outlining the commands given.




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Deep Study — Exodus 12:20
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Context — Instructions for the Passovergenerated
Exodus 12:20 is part of the instructions given to the Israelites regarding the Passover. They are to refrain from eating anything leavened, which symbolizes sin or corruption, and instead consume unleavened bread, representing purity and obedience to God's commands. This dietary law is significant during the Passover festival, which commemorates their deliverance from Egypt.
Cross References
The Key Word — מַחְמֶ֖צֶת, mach.Me.tzetgenerated
The word חָמֵץ (chamets) refers to anything that is leavened, primarily bread that contains yeast. This term is derived from a root that implies sourness or fermentation. In this context, it emphasizes the prohibition against leavened products during Passover, symbolizing the removal of sin and impurity from their lives.
As a feminine singular participle in the Hiphil form, it indicates an active state of being leavened. This construction highlights the ongoing nature of the prohibition, reinforcing the idea that the Israelites must actively avoid leavened items during this sacred time.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses leavened and unleavened bread.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verbs תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (you will eat) and תֹּאכְל֖וּ (you will eat) govern the structure of the verse. The first verb is negated by לֹ֣א (not), while the second verb commands the consumption of unleavened bread.
The sentence structure emphasizes the prohibition of leavened bread first, followed by the command to eat unleavened bread, which highlights the importance of this instruction during the Passover.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חָמֵץ as ζυμωτὸν (zyma), which means leavened. This choice reflects a direct equivalence in meaning, emphasizing the same prohibition against leavened items.
The use of ἄζυμα (azuma) for unleavened bread aligns with the Hebrew term, maintaining the significance of purity associated with unleavened bread during the Passover.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Exodus 12:20 instructs the Israelites not to eat anything leavened but to consume unleavened bread in their homes. This command is part of the Passover observance, emphasizing the importance of purity and obedience to God's laws.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Eating unleavened bread symbolizes purity and obedience to God's commands, particularly during the Passover.
Leaven is often seen as a symbol of sin or corruption in the Bible, which is why it is prohibited during the Passover.
The prohibition lasts for the duration of the Passover festival, which is seven days.
The Passover commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt and their journey to freedom.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does avoiding leavened bread symbolize in my spiritual life?
- How can I apply the principle of purity from this command in my daily actions?
- In what ways do I need to remove 'leaven' from my life to align with God's commands?
- How can I help others understand the significance of the Passover and its dietary laws?
Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Exodus 12:20 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleYe shall eat nothing leavened,.... Bread or anything else that had any leaven in it: in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread, that is, if they eat any bread at all, it must be such;
Read John Gill on Exodus 12 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryYe shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Read Robert Jamieson on Exodus 12 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsExodus 12:20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.Ver. 20. Ye shall eat nothing leavened.] Watch carefully against corruption in life and doctrine: be punctual in your preparation to and participation of the Christian passover.
Read John Trapp on Exodus 12 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges20. in all your habitations] i.e. throughout the land generally. Another of P’s standing expressions: Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 7:26; Leviticus 23:3; Leviticus 23:14; Leviticus 23:21; Leviticus 23:31, Numbers 35:29; cf. Ezekiel 6:6; Ezekiel 6:14. 21–27 (J). Moses gives the people directions for the observance of the Passover. As Di. has shewn, the passage cannot be the real sequel to vv. 1–13. Moses does not here repeat to the elders, even in an abridged form, the injunctions before received by him; but while, with the one exception of the application of the blood to the lintel and side posts of the door, nearly all of the many particulars laid down in vv. 1–13 are omitted…
Read Cambridge on Exodus 12 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible18-20. These verses repeat and emphasize the details of the ordinance.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Exodus 12 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”
You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.’”
You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”
You will not eat anything made with yeast; in all the places where you live you must eat bread made without yeast.’”
Tyndale line
Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Ye shall eat nothing leavened: in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Ye shall eate no leauened bread: but in all your habitations shall ye eate vnleauened bread.
Strictly literal
Ye shall eat nothing leavened: in all your dwellings shall ye eat unleavened bread.
anything fermented ye do not eat, in all your dwellings ye do eat unleavened things.'
you do not eat anything fermented—in all your dwellings you eat [only] unleavened things.”
Nothing that is leavened shall ye eat; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
You must eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat bread made without yeast.'”
From the Latin
You shall not eat any thing leavened: in all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.
Simplified
You must not eat anything with yeast in it. Eat only bread without yeast in all your homes.”
Take nothing which has leaven in it; wherever you are living let your food be unleavened cakes.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text states, "כָּל־ מַחְמֶ֖צֶת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּכֹל֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצּֽוֹת׃ פ" which translates to, "You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes." The Septuagint agrees with the Masoretic Text in meaning, although it presents the words in a different order. The Samaritan Pentateuch also agrees with the Masoretic Text word for word. The Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q22) partially preserve the text, with some words restored by an editor, but they align with the overall message of the Masoretic Text.
כָּל־ מַחְמֶ֖צֶת לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּכֹל֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצּֽוֹת׃ פ
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
כל מחמצת לא תאכלו בכל מושׁבתיכם תאכלו מצות
Agrees with the Masoretic Text here, word for word.
[כל] [מחמצת] [לא] [תאכלו] [בכל] [מושבתי׳כם] תאוכלו מצות
nothing on the leather here — 2 partly restored, 6 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Exodus 12:20
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.
כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all
with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
Absolutely:
without the art., all things, all
with the art. הַכֹּל
where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
base
H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all
. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
3605 kol kole
or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;
hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a
plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any
(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as
many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,
whoso(-ever).
see HEBREW for 03634
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
חָמֵץ (chamets) is a Hebrew word with several meanings, primarily related to being sour or leavened. It can describe something that is fermented or harsh in taste, as well as denote a color (red) or a quality (ruthless). The entries indicate its use in various contexts, including emotional states like being embittered or grieving.
חָמֵץ vb. be sour, leavened
Qal be leavened
Hithp. be soured, embittered
base
[חמץ] vb. be red
base
[חמץ] vb. be ruthless—only Qal Pt. ψ 71:4
ref
H2556a חָמֵץ be sour, leavened .be leavened
. be soured, embittered
H2556b חמץ be red H2556c חמץ be ruthless
2556 chamets khaw-mates'
a primitive root; to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e.
literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color
(dazzling):--cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.
חָמֵץ (cha.mets) — to leaven.
1) to be leavened, be sour
1a) (Qal) to be leavened
1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
חָמַץ (cha.mats) — be red.
to be red
חָמַץ (cha.mats) — to oppress.
to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
HVhrfsa — Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) feminine singularHVhrfsa
לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'
לֹא or לוֹא adv. not
base
H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not
3808 lo' lo
or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often
used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,
ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,
no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out
of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +
of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
לֹא (lo) — not.
1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Part — ParticleHTn
אָכַל (akal) means 'to eat' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including literal consumption by humans and animals, as well as figurative uses like devouring by fire or destruction. It can describe actions such as feeding or causing to eat, and it also appears in contexts of oppression and destruction. The verb has various forms, indicating different subjects and nuances.
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
eat, human subject
of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
fig. of fire, devour, consume
of sword, devour, slay
in genl., devour, consume, destroy
fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
be eaten by man
be devoured by fire, consumed
be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
cause to eat, feed with
cause to devoure, obj. sword
base
H398 אָכַל eat .. eat, human subject
. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
. fig. of fire, devour, consume
. of sword, devour, slay
. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
. . be eaten by man
. be devoured by fire, consumed
. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
. be consumed
. . cause to eat, feed with
. cause to devoure, obj. sword
398 'akal aw-kal'
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at
all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up),
feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay)
meat, X quite.
אָכַל (a.khal) — to eat.
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume
Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine pluralHVqi2mp
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.
כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all
with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
Absolutely:
without the art., all things, all
with the art. הַכֹּל
where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
base
H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all
. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
3605 kol kole
or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;
hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a
plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any
(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as
many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,
whoso(-ever).
see HEBREW for 03634
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular constructHR/Ncmsc
ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.
(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.
(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).
מוֹשָׁב (mowshab) refers to a seat or dwelling-place, encompassing meanings such as assembly, location, and the act of dwelling. It can denote both a physical site and an abstract concept of a session or time of dwelling. The word suggests a community of dwellers or those who sit together.
מוֹשָׁב n.m. seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
seat
sitting = those sitting, sitting company or assembly
dwelling-place of people, tribe, etc.
alm. = abstr. dwelling
= house
situation of city; location of image
time of dwelling
coll. = those dwelling
base
H4186 מוֹשָׁב seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers . . seat
. sitting = those sitting, sitting company or assembly
. . dwelling-place of people, tribe, etc.
. alm. = abstr. dwelling
. = house
. situation of city; location of image
. time of dwelling
. coll. = those dwelling
4186 mowshab mo-shawb'
or moshab {mo-shawb'}; from 3427; a seat; figuratively, a
site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place
or the time); by implication, population:--assembly, dwell
in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited
place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.
see HEBREW for 03427
מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) — seat.
1) seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
1a) seat, sitting, those sitting, sitting company or assembly
1b) dwelling place, dwelling
1c) situation, location
1d) time of dwelling
1e) those dwelling, dweller
N-mp | Suff — Noun common feminine plural construct · suffixHNcfpc/Sp2mp
אָכַל (akal) means 'to eat' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including literal consumption by humans and animals, as well as figurative uses like devouring by fire or destruction. It can describe actions such as feeding or causing to eat, and it also appears in contexts of oppression and destruction. The verb has various forms, indicating different subjects and nuances.
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
eat, human subject
of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
fig. of fire, devour, consume
of sword, devour, slay
in genl., devour, consume, destroy
fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
be eaten by man
be devoured by fire, consumed
be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
cause to eat, feed with
cause to devoure, obj. sword
base
H398 אָכַל eat .. eat, human subject
. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
. fig. of fire, devour, consume
. of sword, devour, slay
. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
. . be eaten by man
. be devoured by fire, consumed
. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
. be consumed
. . cause to eat, feed with
. cause to devoure, obj. sword
398 'akal aw-kal'
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at
all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up),
feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay)
meat, X quite.
אָכַל (a.khal) — to eat.
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume
Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine pluralHVqi2mp
מַצָּה (matstsah) refers to unleavened bread or cakes, specifically those made without yeast. The term is linked to the idea of sweetness, contrasting with sour or bitter bread. It is notably associated with the festival of Passover, during which leaven is prohibited.
מַצָּה n.f. unleavened bread, or cake(s)
base
H4682 מַצָּה unleavened bread, or cake(s)
4682 matstsah mats-tsaw'
from 4711 in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness;
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):--unleaved (bread, cake), without
leaven.
see HEBREW for 04711
מַצָּה (mats.tsah) — unleavened bread.
unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absoluteHNcfpa
→ (With yeast, which symbolized pervasive corruption)
→ See BREAD
→ See PASSOVER
