And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
So the people took their bread dough before the yeast could make it rise, wrapping their mixing bowls in their clothes and carrying them on their shoulders.
The Israelites had to leave Egypt so quickly that they couldn't even wait for their bread to rise, grabbing their dough and bowls as they fled.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the night of the first Passover when the Israelites were finally freed from slavery in Egypt after 430 years. God had commanded them to be ready to leave at a moment's notice, and when Pharaoh finally released them after the death of the firstborn, they had to depart so urgently that there was no time for normal bread-making. This haste would later be commemorated in the Jewish tradition of eating unleavened bread (matzah) during Passover.
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