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Exodus 12:39
ESV And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
NIV With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
NASB And they baked the dough which they had brought out of Egypt into cakes of unleavened bread. For it had no yeast, since they were driven out of Egypt and could not delay, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
CSB The people baked the dough they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves, since it had no yeast; for when they were driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared provisions for themselves.
NLT For bread they baked flat cakes from the dough without yeast they had brought from Egypt. It was made without yeast because the people were driven out of Egypt in such a hurry that they had no time to prepare the bread or other food.
KJV And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
NKJV And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.

What does Exodus 12:39 mean?

On the night of the first Passover (Exodus 12:12–13), God instructed the Israelites to make unleavened bread (Exodus 12:8). This is bread without yeast; it is quicker to prepare and lasts longer once cooked. When Israel is suddenly freed, unleavened bread dough is their only traveling provision (Exodus 12:33–34). Any meat remaining from the prior meal had been burnt (Exodus 12:10). While the people gather to leave as a single group (Exodus 12:37–38), this un-risen bread is their first meal.

This sudden exit was a dramatic shift. The Lord had brought ten terrible plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7:21; 8:6, 17, 24; 9:6, 10, 24; 10:14, 23; 12:29) for their refusal to release the enslaved Israelites (Exodus 1:11–14). The last plague killed all Egypt's firstborn—the primary heirs—including that of their king (Exodus 11:4–6). This finally broke Egyptian resolve and freed the people (Exodus 12:30–32).
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