Deuteronomy 5:15

So shalt thou remember that a servant, wast thou in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God brought thee forth from thence, with a firm hand, and with a stretched-out arm,—for this cause, hath Yahweh thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

In Context

14but, the seventh day, is a sabbath unto Yahweh thy God,—thou shalt do no work—thou nor thy son nor thy daughter nor thy servant nor thy handmaid nor thine ox nor thine ass nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates, that thy servant and thy handmaid may rest, as well as thou.

16Honour thy father and thy mother, as Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee,—that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee, upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee:

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Cross References

Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people—[Ye are] to remember this day, on which ye came forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves, that with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring you forth from hence,—there shall not, therefore be eaten anything leavened.

Exodus 13:14And it shall be when thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What is this? Then shalt thou say unto him: With strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves.

Deuteronomy 4:34Or did a god ever make trial of entering in to take unto him a nation out of the midst of a nation, by provings, by signs and by wonders and by fighting, and by a firm hand and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors,—according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

Deuteronomy 9:12Then said Yahweh unto me—Up! get down quickly out of this mountain, for thy people whom thou hast brought forth out of Egypt, have broken faith,—they have turned aside quickly, out of the way which I commanded them,—they have made them a molten image.

Deuteronomy 16:12So shalt thou remember that a servant, thou wast in Egypt,—and shalt observe and do these statutes.

Deuteronomy 24:22so shalt thou remember that a servant, becamest thou in the land of Egypt,—therefore, am I commending thee to do this thing.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23

6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →

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