Context 12:34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added,1 with their kneading troughs bound up in their clothing on their shoulders.
[12:34]1tn The imperfect tense after the adverb טֶרֶם (terem) is to be treated as a preterite: “before it was leavened,” or “before the yeast was added.” See GKC 314-15 §107.c.