Exodus 13:3
in Exodus 13So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
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ASV
And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
KJV
And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
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This verse in Exodus 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
There shall no leavened bread, &c.--The words are elliptical, and the meaning of the clause may be paraphrased thus:--"For by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place, in such haste that there could or should be no leavened bread eaten."
This site's exposition
Remember this day, in which ye came out
on Exodus 13:3-4
The command that opens the speech is Remember, and what is to be remembered is a day rather than a doctrine. The phrase house of bondage occurs here for the first time in Scripture, returns at verse 14, and then stands at Exodus 20:2 as the preamble to the Ten Commandments. By strength of hand is new here as well and Moses says it three times in this chapter, at verses 3, 14 and 16, while verse 4 names the month Abib for the first time in Scripture.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Remember it by a good token, as the most remarkable day of your lives, the birthday of your nation, or the day of its coming of age, to be no longer under the rod." Thus the day of Christ's resurrection is to be remembered, for in it we were raised up with Christ out of death's house of bondage.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
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The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעָ֗ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| זָכ֞וֹר | zakhor | remember | H2142 → | 230 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיּ֤וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּה֙ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | when | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְצָאתֶ֤ם | yetzatem | you went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mibeit | from a house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| עֲבָדִ֔ים | ʾavadim | slaves | H5650 → | 799 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בְּחֹ֣זֶק | bechozek | with strength of | H2392 → | 5 times |
| יָ֔ד | yad | hand | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הוֹצִ֧יא | hotzi' | he brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| יְהֹוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזֶּ֑ה | mizeh | from here | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵאָכֵ֖ל | yeakhel | it will be eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| חָמֵֽץ׃ | chametz | leaven | H2557 → | 11 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָעָ֗םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
זָכ֞וֹרremember
zakhorH2142 →230 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַיּ֤וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּה֙<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhen
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְצָאתֶ֤םyou went out
yetzatemH3318 →1067 times
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙from Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom a house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
עֲבָדִ֔יםslaves
ʾavadimH5650 →799 times
כִּ֚יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בְּחֹ֣זֶקwith strength of
bechozekH2392 →5 times
יָ֔דhand
yadH3027 →1618 times
הוֹצִ֧יאhe brought out
hotzi'H3318 →1067 times
יְהֹוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶתְכֶ֖ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
מִזֶּ֑הfrom here
mizehH2088 →1180 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יֵאָכֵ֖לit will be eaten
yeakhelH398 →810 times
חָמֵֽץ׃leaven
chametzH2557 →11 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:6
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
- Leviticus 26:13
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and…
- Psalms 81:10
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
- Leviticus 19:36
You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 5:6
Through
Deuteronomy 5:6“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
it leads to
- Exodus 20:2–17
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Exodus 20:2–17
Through
Deuteronomy 5:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 15:15
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 16:12
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 15:15
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.