Deuteronomy 6:12

Then beware that thou do not forget the Lord, who hath brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

In Context

11And houses full of all good things, which thou didst not fill, and wells hewed out which thou didst not hew, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou didst not plant; and thou hast eaten and art satisfied:

13The Lord thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and by his name shalt thou swear.

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Cross References

Exodus 13:14And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

Deuteronomy 4:23Take heed unto yourselves, that ye do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he hath made with you, and make yourselves a graven image, the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.

Deuteronomy 32:18Of the Rock that begat thee thou wast unmindful, and forgottest the God that had brought thee forth.

2 Kings 17:36But the Lord, who hath brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great might and with an outstretched arm, him alone shall ye fear, and to him shall ye bow yourselves down, and to him shall ye sacrifice;

Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the hypocrite will perish:

Psalms 78:7That they may place in God their hope, and not forget the doings of God, but observe his commandments;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:5-17

Cautions and Precepts. ( b. c. 1451.) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine… Read the whole commentary →

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