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UNLEAVENED BREAD

Bread made without leaven (yeast). In ancient times, bread makers used a piece of dough remaining from a former baking process, a piece that had fermented and developed a certain acid content—the yeast that caused bread to rise.

Bread used at the Jewish Passover and most other religious observances was, by the command of God, unleavened (Ex 12:15-20; 23:15). Only under certain conditions were the people permitted to use leavened bread for spiritual purposes (Lv 7:13; 23:17). This was largely owing to the fact that leaven generally symbolized evil; fermentation implied decay and corruption.

Show passage in OET: EXO 12:15–20

OET-RV EXO 12:15

15 For seven days you all must only eat flat bread made without yeast. Yes, on the first day you all must remove any yeast from your houses, because anyone who eats bread with yeast during those seven days, that person must be permanently driven out of Yisrael (Israel).

OET-RV EXO 12:16

16 On the first day, you all must gather for a sacred assembly, and similarly on the seventh day. No work can be done on those days other than meal preparation.

OET-RV EXO 12:17

17 You all must regularly observe the Flat Bread Celebration, because on this very day I will have brought your divisions out from Mitsrayim (Egypt). You all must observe this day throughout future generations—a statute that you’ll all celebrate forever.

OET-RV EXO 12:18

18 Starting on 14th of the first month in the evening, you all must eat only flat bread until the 21st day of the month in the evening.

OET-RV EXO 12:19

19 For seven days you all must have no yeast in your homes, because anyone who eats bread with yeast in it, that person must be driven out from the Israeli people whether they’re a foreigner or a native.

OET-RV EXO 12:20

20 You all mustn’t eat anything made with yeast. Wherever you live, you all must only eat flat bread.

OET-LV EXO 12:15

15 Seven_of days unleavened_bread(s) you(pl)_will_eat surely in_the_day (the)_first you(pl)_will_remove leaven from_houses_of_your(pl) if/because any_of one_who_eats leaven and_ the_living_creatures the_that _he_will_be_cut_off from_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_the_day_of (the)_first until the_day_of (the)_seventh.

OET-LV EXO 12:16

16 And_will_on_the_day (the)_first a_convocation_of holiness and_on_day the_seventh a_convocation_of holiness it_will_be to/for_you(pl) any_of work not it_will_be_done in/among_them only that_which it_will_be_eaten to/from_all/each/any/every person it for_him/it_being_alone it_will_be_done by_you(pl).

OET-LV EXO 12:17

17 And_you(pl)_will_keep DOM the_unleavened_bread(s) if/because on_the_substance_of the_day the_this I_brought_out DOM soldiers/messengers_of_your(pl) from_the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_you(pl)_will_keep DOM the_day the_this to_generations_of_your(pl) a_regulation_of perpetuity.

OET-LV EXO 12:18

18 In_month on_the_four- teen day of_month in_evening you(pl)_will_eat unleavened_bread(s) until the_day_of the_one and_twenty of_month in_evening.

OET-LV EXO 12:19

19 Seven_of days leaven not it_will_be_found in_houses_of_your(pl) if/because any_of one_who_eats a_thing_leavened and_ the_living_creatures the_that _he_will_be_cut_off from_the_congregation_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) in_sojourner and_in_the_native-born_of the_earth/land.

OET-LV EXO 12:20

20 Any_of thing_leavened not you(pl)_will_eat in_all_of places_of_your(pl)_dwelling you(pl)_will_eat unleavened_bread(s).
Show passage in OET: EXO 23:15

OET-RV EXO 23:15

15 1/ You must observe the Flat Bread Celebration. You must eat unleavened bread for seven days as I commanded you, in late March or early April because that’s when you came out from Mitsrayim (Egypt). You mustn’t come without an offering.

OET-LV EXO 23:15

15 DOM the_festival_of the_unleavened_bread(s) you_will_keep seven_of days you_will_eat unleavened_bread(s) just_as I_commanded_you to_the_appointed_time the_month_of (the)_ʼĀⱱīⱱ if/because in_him/it you_came_out from_Miʦrayim and_not they_will_present_themselves presence_of_my empty.
Show passage in OET: LEV 7:13

OET-RV LEV 7:13

13 plus risen bread rolls. All that must accompany the peace offering from thankfulness.

OET-LV LEV 7:13

13 With cakes_of bread_of leaven he_will_present present_of_his with the_sacrifice of_the_thanksgiving_of his_peace_offering(s)_of_his.
Show passage in OET: LEV 23:17

OET-RV LEV 23:17

17 From your homes, each family must bring two loaves of bread baked with a rising agent, as a firstfruits offering to Yahweh.

OET-LV LEV 23:17

17 From_your(pl)_dwelling_of_places you(pl)_will_bring bread_of a_wave-offering two two_of tenths fine_flour they_will_be leaven they_will_be_baked first-fruits to/for_YHWH.

Jump to OET EXO 12:15–20 section.

Jump to OET EXO 23:15 section.

Jump to OET LEV 7:13 section.

Jump to OET LEV 23:17 section.

With the exception of Jesus’ teaching on the kingdom of God (Mt 13:33), the NT also speaks of leaven with a negative connotation. Jesus warned of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:6); Paul exhorted believers to guard against that tiny bit of yeast—unhealthy values—that can work through a whole batch of dough (1 Cor 5:6-8).

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:33

OET-RV MAT 13:33

33 In another parable, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) said, “The heavenly kingdom is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in a month’s worth of flour, and eventually all of it rose.”

OET-LV MAT 13:33

33 Another parable he_spoke to_them:
the kingdom of_the heavens is Similar to_leaven, which a_woman having_taken, hid_in in three satons of_wheat_flour, until all of_which was_leavened.
Show passage in OET: MAT 16:6

OET-RV MAT 16:6

6 and Yeshua told them, “Watch out for the yeast from the Farisaios and the Saddoukaios (Sadducees).”

OET-LV MAT 16:6

6 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to_them:
Be_watching and be_taking_heed of the leaven of_the Farisaios_party and Saddoukaios_sect.
Show passage in OET: CO1 5:6–8

OET-RV CO1 5:6

6 It isn’t good how you all boast. Don’t you realise that a little bit of yeast can raise a whole loaf of bread?

OET-RV CO1 5:7

7 Get rid of the old yeast so that you’ll all become fresh dough, just as you are unleavened bread. Because Messiah, our Passover lamb, has also been sacrificed

OET-RV CO1 5:8

8 so that we can be feasting, not with old yeast or with yeast of evil and wickedness, but with unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

OET-LV CO1 5:6

6 Not good is the boast of_you_all.
Not you_all_have_known that a_little leaven, all the lump is_leavening?

OET-LV CO1 5:7

7 Clean_out the old leaven, in_order_that you_all_may_be a_new lump, as you_all_are unleavened.
For/Because also the passover_feast of_us was_sacrificed, chosen_one/messiah.

OET-LV CO1 5:8

8 So_that we_may_be_feasting, not with leaven old, nor with leaven of_malice and wickedness, but with unleavened bread of_sincerity and of_truth.

Jump to OET MAT 13:33 section.

Jump to OET MAT 16:6 section.

Jump to OET CO1 5:6–8 section.

See also Bread; Food and Food Preparation; Leaven.