Ezekiel 45:21

On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel records God’s instruction to the restored community regarding the ritual calendar, immediately following the seventh-day atonement rite.

The words — בְּ/אַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר (be./'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.Sar) = on four-teen [H702 H6240]; יוֹם֙ (yOm) = day [H3117].

The thread — This date aligns with the Passover timing recorded in Leviticus 23:5 and Numbers 9:2, while Exodus 12:1 introduces the initial command to Moses and Aaron.

Why it lands — The text mandates the fourteenth day of the first month as the fixed start for the seven-day Passover feast and unleavened bread observance. It requires the community to mark the calendar precisely before proceeding to the associated offerings.

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The Hebrew words

בָּ֠רִאשׁוֹןBa./ri.shonin the/ first [month]בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨הbe./'ar.ba.'Ahon/ four-עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Sarteen יוֹם֙yOmday לַחֹ֔דֶשׁla./Cho.deshof the/ month יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beלָכֶ֖םla./Khemfor/ youהַפָּ֑סַחha./Pa.sachthe/ passover חָ֕גchaga festival שְׁבֻע֣וֹתshe.vu.'otweeks יָמִ֔יםya.Mimdays מַצּ֖וֹתma.Tzotunleavened bread<s>יֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.Khelit will be eaten

King James Version

In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Cross-references

Leviticus 23:5 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Exodus 12:1 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
Numbers 9:2 “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.
Numbers 28:16 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.