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Exodus 12:18
ESV In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
NIV In the first month you are to eat bread made without yeast, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
NASB In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
CSB You are to eat unleavened bread in the first month, from the evening of the fourteenth day of the month until the evening of the twenty-first day.
NLT The bread you eat must be made without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day of that month.
KJV In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
NKJV In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.

What does Exodus 12:18 mean?

God established a new beginning for the Hebrew calendar in connection with their liberation from Egypt (Exodus 12:1–2). The 14th evening of what was now the first month, Nisan, would be remembered as the Passover. This would commemorate the Lord's brutal judgment on Egypt (Exodus 11:4–6) and His gracious mercy on the faithful Israelites who trusted in a sacrificial lamb (Exodus 12:13). This would begin a festival of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:17). This is tied to the bread Israel ate on the night of the Passover (Exodus 12:8), which they also carried as food when suddenly released from slavery (Exodus 12:39).

Altogether, the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread spanned the eight days Nisan 14—21, concluding on the evening of the twenty-first or the start of the twenty-second, with sunset marking the beginning of the new day in the Jewish reckoning. At least since New Testament times, Passover and Unleavened Bread are considered as one holiday. Luke 22:1 simply referred to both times as the Passover. Today, synagogue services are often held on the first and last days of the feast (Exodus 12:16).
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