Exodus 13:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the wilderness immediately after the Passover, instructing them on the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

The words — מַצּוֹת (ma.tzOt) literally means "unleavened bread<s>" and יֵרָאֶה (ye.ra.'Eh) literally means "it will be seen" or "found."

The thread — Exodus 12:19 restricts leaven within private houses, while Matthew 16:6 records Jesus warning against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Why it lands — The text commands eating unleavened bread for seven days and demands that no leaven be found anywhere within the community's borders, requiring strict physical compliance before any symbolic application.

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The Hebrew words

מַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtunleavened bread<s>יֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.Khelit will be eaten אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'At[the] seven הַיָּמִ֑יםhai./ya.Mimthe/ days וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'Ehit will be seenלְךָ֜le./Khaby/ youחָמֵ֗ץcha.Metzleaven וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יֵרָאֶ֥הye.ra.'Ehit will be seenלְךָ֛le./Khaby/ youשְׂאֹ֖רse.'Orleaven בְּכָל־be./kholin/ all גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le./khaterritory/ your

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 12:19 For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”