The Meaning of Leviticus 23:5 Explained

Leviticus 23:5

KJV: In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.

YLT: in the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, is the passover to Jehovah;

Darby: In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the two evenings, is the passover to Jehovah.

ASV: In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, is Jehovah's passover.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the fourteenth  [day] of the first  month  at even  [is] the LORD'S  passover. 

What does Leviticus 23:5 Mean?

Study Notes

Passover
The Passover, Leviticus 23:4 ; Leviticus 23:5 . This feast is memorial and brings into view redemption, upon which all blessing rests. Typically, it stands for "Christ our passover, sacrificed for us." 1 Corinthians 5:7 .
first month i.e. April.

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:1-14 - Sabbath, Passover And First-Fruits
The year of Israel's national life was marked out by high and blessed convocations, which preserved its unity, kept the people in mind of the great past, and kindled high ideals and enthusiasms. There is a divine precedent, therefore, in the observance of the Christian Year, with its holy services and commemorations. In its earlier stages the religious life requires the help of special times and seasons, when it may realize itself and catch sight of the Delectable Mountains or the Golden City.
A pause must be called in life's busy haste, and families should have an opportunity of gathering at solemn ceremonials, participation in which will leave lasting memories with the coming generation. Probably the mature soul outgrows these, and ceases to observe days. See Colossians 2:16. But remember that the absence of the temple in the New Jerusalem did not imply that there was no worship, but that every moment was worship. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:5 mean?

On the month first of the four [and] tenth month at twilight [is] Passover Yahweh's
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בֵּ֣ין הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם פֶּ֖סַח לַיהוָֽה

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ  On  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה  of  the  four 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
עָשָׂ֛ר  [and]  tenth 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
בֵּ֣ין  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בַּיִן 
Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם  twilight 
Parse: Article, Noun, md
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.
פֶּ֖סַח  [is]  Passover 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּסַח  
Sense: passover.
לַיהוָֽה  Yahweh's 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.