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General Information:
Jesus sends Peter and John to prepare for the Passover meal. Verse 7 gives background information about the event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
the day of unleavened bread
"the day of bread without yeast." This was the day the Jews would take all bread made with yeast out of their homes. Then they would celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed
Each family or group of people would kill a lamb and eat it together, so many lambs were killed. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "people had to kill a lamb for their Passover meal" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)