Exodus 13:4
Context13:4 On this day, 1 in the month of Abib, 2 you are going out. 3
Exodus 34:18
Context34:18 “You must keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days 4 you must eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you; do this 5 at the appointed time of the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out of Egypt.


[13:4] 1 tn The word הַיּוֹם (hayyom) means literally “the day, today, this day.” In this sentence it functions as an adverbial accusative explaining when the event took place.
[13:4] 2 sn Abib appears to be an old name for the month, meaning something like “[month of] fresh young ears” (Lev 2:14 [Heb]) (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 106). B. Jacob (Exodus, 364) explains that these names were not precise designations, but general seasons based on the lunar year in the agricultural setting.
[13:4] 3 tn The form is the active participle, functioning verbally.