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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. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאפ֨וּvai.yo.Fuand they baked
Lemma: אָפָה (a.phah) · Strong's: H0644
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to bake
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0644; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 2
הַבָּצֵ֜קha.ba.Tzekthe dough
Lemma: בָּצֵק (ba.tseq) · Strong's: H1217
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dough
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, 2 Samuel 13:8, Jeremiah 7:18, Hosea 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1217; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 4
הוֹצִ֧יאוּho.Tzi.'uthey had brought out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 5
מִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 6
עֻגֹ֥ת'u.Gotbread cakes
Lemma: עֻגָה (ug.gah) · Strong's: H5692
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: bun
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Numbers 11:8, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 19:6, Ezekiel 4:12, Hosea 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5692; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 7
מַצּ֖וֹתma.Tzotunleavened bread<s>
Lemma: מַצָּה (mats.tsah) · Strong's: H4682
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: unleavened bread
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Exodus 12:8, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:18, Exodus 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4682; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 8
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 10
חָמֵ֑ץcha.Metzit was leavened
Lemma: חָמֵץ (cha.mets) · Strong's: H2556A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to leaven
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:34, Psalms 73:21, Hosea 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2556A; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 11
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 12
גֹרְשׁ֣וּgo.re.Shuthey had been driven out
Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)
Meaning: to drive out: drive out
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 13
מִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 14
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 15
יָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.Luthey had been able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 16
לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּle.hit.mah.Me.ahto delay
Lemma: מָהַהּ (ma.hah) · Strong's: H4102
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: to delay
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 43:10, Judges 3:26, Judges 19:8, 2 Samuel 15:28, Psalms 119:60 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4102; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 17
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 18
צֵדָ֖הtze.Dahprovision[s]
Lemma: צֵידָה (tse.dah) · Strong's: H6720
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: provision
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 42:25, Genesis 45:21, Joshua 1:11, Joshua 9:11, Judges 7:8, Judges 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6720; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 19
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 20
עָשׂ֥וּ'a.Suthey had made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Exodus 12:39 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| their dough | → | בָּצֵק H1217 dough |
| had no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| leaven | → | חָמֵץ H2556A to leaven |
| the people baked | → | אָפָה H0644 to bake |
| what they had brought | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| out of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| into unleavened | → | מַצָּה H4682 unleavened bread |
| loaves | → | עֻגָה H5692 bun |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| when they had been driven out | → | גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| they could | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| delay | → | מָהַהּ H4102 to delay |
| and | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| had not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| prepared | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| any provisions | → | צֵידָה H6720 provision |
| for themselves | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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