Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 6:20–21
20In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?” 21then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
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Deuteronomy 6:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the future | מָחָ֖ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your son | בִנְךָ֛ | ḇin·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| asks | יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥ | yiš·’ā·lə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| What | מָ֣ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the meaning of the decrees | הָעֵדֹ֗ת | hā·‘ê·ḏōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5713 testimony, witness |
| and statutes | וְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ | wə·ha·ḥuq·qîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and ordinances | וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים | wə·ham·miš·pā·ṭîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4941 judgment |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| has commanded you | צִוָּ֛ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Deuteronomy 6:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then you are to tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | לְבִנְךָ֔ | lə·ḇin·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| We were | הָיִ֥ינוּ | hā·yî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| slaves | עֲבָדִ֛ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| of Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹ֖ה | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bə·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| but the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| brought us out | וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּ | way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| with a mighty | חֲזָקָֽה׃ | ḥă·zā·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| hand | בְּיָ֥ד | bə·yāḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 6:20 Exodus 13:14 · Exodus 12:26 · Joshua 4:21–24 · Joshua 4:6–7
Deuteronomy 6:21 Romans 6:17–18 · Ephesians 2:11–12 · Deuteronomy 5:6 · Deuteronomy 15:15 · Exodus 20:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.