Exodus 12:18 - Exposition

In the first month . The word "month" seems to have accidentally dropt out of the Hebrew text. In the evening . The Hebrew day commenced with the evening ( Genesis 1:5 ); but the evening here intended is that at the close of the 14th of Abib, which began the 15th. Similarly, the evening of the 21st is here that which commenced the 22nd.