Exodus 13:14

It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.

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WEBBE

It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.

BSB

In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

KJV

And 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 out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

ASV

And 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 Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

BBE

And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:

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וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 יִשְׁאָלְךָ yish·'a·le·kha he will ask you H7592 בִנְךָ vin·kha son your H1121 מָחָר ma·char in future time H4279 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 מַה־ mah- what H4100 זֹּאת zot [is] this H2063 וְאָמַרְתָּ ve·'a·mar·ta and you will say H559 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 בְּחֹזֶק be·cho·zek with strength of H2392 יָד yad hand H3027 הוֹצִיאָנוּ ho·tzi·'a·nu he brought out us H3318 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 מִמִּצְרַיִם mi·mitz·ra·yim from Egypt H4714 מִבֵּית mi·beit from a house of H1004 עֲבָדִים 'a·va·dim slaves H5650

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–16

The firstlings of beast not used in sacrifice, were to be changed for others so used, or they were to be destroyed. Our souls are forfeited to God's justice, and unless ransomed by the sacrifice of Christ, will certainly perish. These institutions would continually remind them of their duty, to love and serve the Lord. In like manner, baptism and the Lord's supper, if explained and attended to, would remind us, and give us occasion to remind one another of our profession and duty.

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Egypt

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ChildrenThankfulnessParentsInstructionToken

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