The Meaning of Exodus 12:8 Explained

Exodus 12:8

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

YLT: 'And they have eaten the flesh in this night, roast with fire; with unleavened things and bitters they do eat it;

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

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

Discover Exodus 12:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 12:8?

MEANING: What does Exodus 12:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 12:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 12:8?

What is the context of Exodus 12:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 12:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 12:1-14 - The Passover Lamb And Its Sprinkled Blood

Henceforth, for Israel, there was to be a new beginning of the year. We should date our birthdays not from the cradle, but from the Cross. The Paschal Lamb was an evident foreshadowing of Christ. See 1 Corinthians 5:7.

(1). He was without blemish. Searched by friend and foe, no fault was found in Him.

(2). He was in His prime, when He laid down His life.

(3). Set apart at the opening of His ministry, it took three years to consummate His purpose.

(4). His blood-that phrase being equivalent to His sacrificial death-speaks of the satisfaction of the just claims of inviolable law, where His flesh is "meat indeed."

(5). Roasting with fire, unleavened bread and bitter herbs denote the intensity of His sufferings, and the chastened spirit with which we draw nigh.

And does not the pilgrim's attitude bespeak the attitude of the Church, which, at any moment, may be summoned to go forth at the trumpet sounding? 1 Corinthians 15:52. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 12

¹ The beginning of the year is changed
³ The Passover is instituted
¹¹ The import of the rite of the Passover
¹⁵ Unleavened bread
²⁹ The firstborn are slain
³¹ The Israelites are driven out of the land
³⁷ They come to Succoth
⁴¹ The time of their sojourning
⁴³ The ordinance of the Passover

What do the individual words in Exodus 12:8 mean?

And they shall eat - the flesh on night this roasted in fire and with unleavened bread [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it

וְאָכְל֥וּ אֶת־ הַבָּשָׂ֖ר בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַזֶּ֑ה צְלִי־ אֵ֣שׁ וּמַצּ֔וֹת עַל־ מְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ

וְאָכְל֥וּ	And they shall eat
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַבָּשָׂ֖ר	the flesh
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	on night
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night.
הַזֶּ֑ה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
צְלִי־	roasted in
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: צָלִי Sense: roasted, roast.
אֵ֣שׁ	fire
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.
וּמַצּ֔וֹת	and with unleavened bread
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: מַצָּה Sense: unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.
עַל־	[and] with
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מְרֹרִ֖ים	bitter [herbs]
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מָרֹר Sense: bitter thing, bitter herb, bitterness.
יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ	they shall eat it
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.

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