Exodus
Exodus 13:14
14In 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.
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| 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 you | יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥ | yiš·’ā·lə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does this | זֹּ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| mean | לֵאמֹ֣ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| you are to tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | אֵלָ֔יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| With a mighty | בְּחֹ֣זֶק | bə·ḥō·zeq | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2392 strength |
| hand | יָ֗ד | yāḏ | Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| brought us out | הוֹצִיאָ֧נוּ | hō·w·ṣî·’ā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - 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 |
| out of the house | מִבֵּ֥ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of slavery | עֲבָדִֽים׃ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 4:6 · Exodus 13:3 · Psalm 145:4 · Exodus 13:9 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Deuteronomy 6:20–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.