Deuteronomy 6:22

Deuteronomy 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
• New International Version (NIV)Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.

Context of Deuteronomy 6:22

20“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and statutes and judgments (precepts) which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Moreover, the Lord showed great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household; 23He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to [give] our fathers.’ 24So the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear [and worship] the Lord our God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] for our good always and so that He might preserve us alive, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 6:22 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֡ה אוֹתֹ֣ת וּ֠מֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִ֨ים וְרָעִ֧ים׀ בְּמִצְרַ֛יִם בְּפַרְעֹ֥ה וּבְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ לְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shewedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• signsאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• and wondersמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and soreרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• upon Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• upon Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• and upon all his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• before our eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: before(the eyes)H5869

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:22

• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any [man-made] god ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders and by war and by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your [very] eyes?
• Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh [to declare My will and purpose to him]; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
• Exodus 14:1Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
• Psalms 135:9Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
• Deuteronomy 1:30The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you Himself, just as He did for you in Egypt before your [very] eyes,
• Deuteronomy 3:21I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen everything that the Lord your God has done to these two kings [Sihon and Og]; so the Lord shall do the same to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross.
• Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal-peor; for all the men who followed [and participated in the worship of] Baal of Peor, the Lord your God destroyed them from among you,
• Deuteronomy 7:19the great trials which you saw with your own eyes, and the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out. So shall the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
• Psalms 58:10The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God]; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 91:8You will only [be a spectator as you] look on with your eyes And witness the [divine] repayment of the wicked [as you watch safely from the shelter of the Most High].

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The signs and wonders refer to the ten plagues God sent to show his power to Israel and Egypt during the exodus (Exodus 7–12; see also Exodus 3:20; 4:5; Joshua 4:23–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:22

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Pharaoh
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Child
• Diligently
• Tempt
• Wonder; Wonderful
• Frontlets, or Phylacteries
• statute

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings