Deuteronomy 6:21

then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

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WEBBE

then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

BSB

then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

KJV

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:

ASV

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

BBE

Then you will say to your son, We were servants under Pharaoh's yoke in Egypt; and the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand:

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וְאָמַרְתָּ ve·'a·mar·ta and you will say H559 לְבִנְךָ le·vin·kha to child your H1121 עֲבָדִים 'a·va·dim slaves H5650 הָיִינוּ ha·yi·nu we were H1961 לְפַרְעֹה le·far·'oh of Pharaoh H6547 בְּמִצְרָיִם be·mitz·ra·yim in Egypt H4714 וַיּוֹצִיאֵנוּ vai·yo·tzi·'e·nu and he brought out us H3318 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 מִמִּצְרַיִם mi·mitz·ra·yim from Egypt H4714 בְּיָד be·yad by a hand H3027 חֲזָקָה cha·za·kah strong H2389

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–25

Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and excellency of the holy law of God, is suited to show sinful man his need of a Saviour, and to prepare his heart to welcome a free salvation. The gospel honours the law, not only in the perfect obedience of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ; but in that it is a plan for bringing back apostate rebels and enemies, by repentance, faith, forgiveness, and renewing grace, to love God above all things, even in this world; and in the world above, to love him perfectly, even as angels love him.

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Pharaoh Egypt

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Servant

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.