Exodus 13:8
in Exodus 13And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
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ASV
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
KJV
And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
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This verse in Exodus 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
explain to your son
on Exodus 13:8-9
The father answers his child with what was done to him, what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt. The verse states the purpose, that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thou shall show thy son in that day,....
Those of clean beasts--calves, lambs, and kids--if males, were to be sacrificed, Exod. xxii. Those of unclean beasts, as colts, were to be redeemed with a lamb, or knocked on the head. For whatsoever is unclean (as we all are by nature), if it be not redeemed, will be destroyed,
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ | vehigadta | and you will tell | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לְבִנְךָ֔ | levinkha | to child your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֖וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בַּעֲב֣וּר | baavur | forsake of | H5668 → | 49 times |
| זֶ֗ה | zeh | what | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| עָשָׂ֤ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לִ֔י | li | for me | ||
| בְּצֵאתִ֖י | betzeti | when came out I | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣and you will tell
vehigadtaH5046 →370 times
לְבִנְךָ֔to child your
levinkhaH1121 →4930 times
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֖וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
בַּעֲב֣וּרforsake of
baavurH5668 →49 times
זֶ֗הwhat
zehH2088 →1180 times
עָשָׂ֤הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לִ֔יfor me
li
בְּצֵאתִ֖יwhen came out I
betzetiH3318 →1067 times
מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
it leads to
- Psalms 78:3–6
that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 13:14–15
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.
- Psalms 78:3–6
Through
Exodus 10:2and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the…
it leads to
- Joel 1:3
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 6:20–22
In 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?”
- Joel 1:3
Through
Isaiah 38:19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:7
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Psalms 119:175
Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
- Deuteronomy 6:7
Through
Exodus 13:14In 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.
it leads to
- Exodus 13:3
So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His…
- Exodus 13:3
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This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.