Exodus 12:34

Exodus 12:34

And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

a. NLT: The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders.

b. NIV: So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs wrapped in clothing.

c. YLT: and the people taketh up its dough before it is fermented, their kneading-troughs are bound up in their garments on their shoulder.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.

e. Septuagint: And the people took their dough before their meal was leavened, bound up [as it was] in their garments, on their shoulders.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The people picked up its dough before it could become leavened, their leftovers bound up in their garments upon their shoulders.

1. “And the people took their dough before it was leavened…”

a. the people [5971 * ‘am] [Strong: from 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation, people.]

b. took [5375 * nasa'; or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7))] [Strong: a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows):--accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.]

c. their dough [1217 * batseq] [Strong: from 1216; dough (as swelling by fermentation):--dough, flour.]

d. before it was leavened [2556 * chamets] [Strong: a primitive root; to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling):--cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.]

2. “…their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.”

a. their kneading troughs [4863 * mish'ereth] [Strong: from 7604 in the original sense of swelling; a kneading-trough (in which the dough rises):--kneading trough, store.]

b. being bound up [6887 * tsarar] [Strong: a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows):--adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.]

c. in their clothes [8071 * simlah] [Strong: perhaps by permutation for the feminine of 5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath); a dress, especially a mantle:--apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. ]

d. upon their shoulders [7926 * shkem] [Strong: from 7925; the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill:--back, X consent, portion, shoulder.]