Deuteronomy 6:21

Then shall you say to your son, We were slaves to Pharao in the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought us forth thence with a mighty hand, and with a high arm.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

In Context

20And it shall come to pass when your son shall ask you + 6:20 Gr. to-morrow. at a future time, saying, What are the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which the Lord our God has commanded us?

22And the Lord + 6:22 Gr. gave. wrought signs and great and + 6:22 Gr. evil. grievous wonders in Egypt, on Pharao and on his house before us.

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Cross References

Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which you⌃ came forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you forth thence; and leaven shall not be eaten.

Exodus 13:14And if your son should ask you hereafter, saying, What is this? then you shall say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 20:2I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 5:15And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand, and a high arm: therefore the Lord appointed you to keep the sabbath day and to sanctify it.

Deuteronomy 26:5and he shall answer and say before the Lord your God, My father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great multitude.

Psalms 78:7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid his place waste. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:18-25

A Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1451.) 17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord : that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, 19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken. 20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the… Read the whole commentary →

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