Exodus 12:8

Exodus 12:8

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

a. NLT: That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. NIV: That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. [THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.]

c. YLT: 'And they have eaten the flesh in this night, roast with fire; with unleavened things and bitters they do eat it; [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Amplified Bible Classic: They shall eat the flesh that night roasted; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: And they shall eat the flesh in this night roast with fire, and they shall eat unleavened [bread] with bitter herbs. 

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: They shall eat the flesh on that night—roasted over the fire—and matzos; with bitter herbs shall they eat it. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ltd.]

1. “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire…”

a. [And they shall] eat [Strong: 398 * ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.]

b. [the] flesh [Strong: 1320 * bâsâr, baw-sawr'; from 1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man:--body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.]

c. [in] that night [Strong: 2088 * zeh, zeh; a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that:—he, × hence, × here, it(-self), × now, × of him, the one...the other, × than the other, (× out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, × thus, very, which.]

d. night [Strong: 3915 layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).]

e. roast [Strong: 6748 * tsâlîy, tsaw-lee'; passive participle of H6740; roasted:—roast.]

f. [with] fire [Strong: 784 * ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.]

2. “…and unleavened bread…”

a. [and] unleavened bread [Strong: 4682 * matstsâh, mats-tsaw'; from H4711 in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used):—unleaved (bread, cake), without leaven.

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: Leaven…is symbolic or typical of evil, always having this implication in the Old Testament. In the New Testament its symbolic meaning is also clear. It is “malice and wickedness” as contrasted with “sincereity and truth” (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). It represents evil doctrine (Matthew 16:12) in its three fold manifestations of Phariseeism, Sadduceeism and Herodianism (Matthew 16:6; Mark 8:15). Religious externalism constituted the leaven of the Pharisees (Matthew 23:14, 16, 28). A skeptical attitude toward the supernatural was the leaven of the Sadducees (Matthew 22:23, 29). The spirit of worldly compromise was the leaven of the Herodians (Matthew 22:16-21; Mark 3:6). The parable of the leaven “which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.”

2). 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

3. “…and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”

a. [and] with [Strong: 5921 ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.]

b. bitter herbs [Strong: 4844 * mᵉrôr, mer-ore'; or מְרוֹר mᵉrôwr; from H4843; a bitter herb:—bitter(-ness).]

c. they shall eat it [Strong: 398 * ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.]

1). World Outreach Church Daily Devotional 3/16/14 Exodus 12:8, 11 “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s Passover.” God gave His people specific instructions about how to eat the Passover lamb. He said, “Put your belts on, put shoes on, and be ready to go.” (v. 11.) It’s significant that God didn’t say, “And thus shall ye eat it, with your loins girded and your wheelchairs, stretchers, crutches, and pills all ready to go. With all your aches and pains go forth.” Among the three million Israelites God was talking to, there had to be plenty who were too sick or old to travel. But the Lord told them all to eat and go! You see, God wasn’t satisfied with a partial redemption. He wanted His people to go out—and go out well. He wanted them set free from Egyptian bondage, and set free from the bondage of sickness. What happened when the Israelites applied the blood of the lamb? It spared them from judgment and set them free from bondage. What happened when the Israelites ate the lamb’s flesh? They went out healthy. That’s why the Passover lamb is a portrait of our full redemption in Christ. When Adam fell in the Garden of Eden, he fell spirit, soul, and body. When God redeemed man, He redeemed him spirit, soul, and body. Jesus died to make us completely whole.

2). Psalm 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.