Deuteronomy 6:21

Then shalt thou say unto thy son, Servants, were we unto Pharaoh in Egypt,—and Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt with a firm hand;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

20When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying,—What mean the testimonies and the statutes and the regulations, which Yahweh our God commanded you?

22and Yahweh put forth signs and wonders great and sore upon Egypt upon Pharaoh and upon all his household before our eyes;

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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.

Exodus 20:2I, am Yahweh thy God,—who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants:—

Deuteronomy 5:15So 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:

Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt respond and say before Yahweh thy God—A Syrian ready to perish, was my father, so he went down to Egypt, and became a sojourner there with men only few; but he became there a nation great, mighty and numerous;

Psalms 78:7That they might set, in Elohim, their confidence,—And not forget the doings of El, But, his commandments, might observe;

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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