Exodus
Exodus 12:25–26
25When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.
26When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 12:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you enter | תָבֹ֣אוּ | ṯā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will give | יִתֵּ֧ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He promised | דִּבֵּ֑ר | dib·bêr | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| you are to keep | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם | ū·šə·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| service | הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
Exodus 12:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your children | בְּנֵיכֶ֑ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| ask you | יֹאמְר֥וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָ֛ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does this service | הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| mean | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 12:25 Exodus 3:8 · Exodus 3:17 · Deuteronomy 12:8–9 · Deuteronomy 4:5 · Psalm 105:44–45
Exodus 12:26 Exodus 13:14–15 · Deuteronomy 32:7 · Psalm 145:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.