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

20One day, your children may say to you, ‘Please tell us about the rules and laws that the Lord our God commanded us to obey.’ 21Then you must tell them, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt. But the Lord used his great power to rescue us. We saw him do great and powerful miracles that brought trouble to the Egyptians, and to Pharaoh himself and his family. 23The Lord rescued us from Egypt so that he could give us another land to live in. That is the land that he promised to our ancestors. 24The Lord commanded us to obey all these rules and to respect him with fear. If we do that, we will always live happily and the Lord will keep us safe, as he has done until now.

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 4:34No other god has tried to rescue a nation from the power of another nation. The Lord your God did this for you when you were in Egypt. You saw how he used his great authority and strength to punish the Egyptians. He did powerful miracles. He brought war and disease that made them very afraid.
• Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Look, I have made you like God to Pharaoh. Your brother Aaron will speak on your behalf, like your prophet.
• Exodus 14:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
• Psalms 135:9He did great miracles in Egypt. He warned Pharaoh and his officers that he would punish them.
• Deuteronomy 1:30The Lord your God will go in front of you. He will fight to help you, as he fought for you in Egypt. You saw him do it.
• Deuteronomy 3:21At that time, I commanded Joshua, ‘You have seen everything that the Lord your God has done to those two kings, Sihon and Og. He will do the same thing to the kingdoms where you are going.
• Deuteronomy 4:3You saw for yourselves what the Lord your God did at Baal-Peor. He killed every person among you who worshipped Baal there.
• Deuteronomy 7:19You saw how he punished them. You saw how he used his strength and power to do great miracles. The Lord your God did all those things to rescue you from Egypt. He will use the same power against all the people that make you afraid.
• Psalms 58:10When God punishes those wicked people, righteous people will be very happy. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked people!
• Psalms 91:8Your own eyes will see this happen. You will see wicked people receive the punishment that they deserve.

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