Exodus 10:2

Exodus 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.”

Context of Exodus 10:2

1The Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, in order to display these signs of mine before him, and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell how I made fools of the Egyptians and about my signs that I displayed among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord.” 3So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: ‘How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me! 4But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

Exodus 10:2 word by word

וּלְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י בִנְךָ֜ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֗ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַ֖י אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי בָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And that thou mayest tellסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• in the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• of thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• what things I have wroughtעָלַל‛âlal · to abuseH5953
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and my signsאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• which I have doneשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• among them; that ye may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Exodus 10:2

• Exodus 13:8You are to tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
• Deuteronomy 4:9Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
• Deuteronomy 6:20When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”
• Psalms 44:1O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
• Psalms 78:5He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,
• Joel 1:3Tell your children about it, have your children tell their children, and their children the following generation.
• Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
• Exodus 7:17Thus says the Lord: “By this you will know that I am the Lord: I am going to strike the water of the Nile with the staff that is in my hand, and it will be turned into blood.
• Psalms 58:11Then observers will say, “Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”
• Ezekiel 20:26I declared them to be defiled because of their sacrifices – they caused all their first born to pass through the fire – so that I would devastate them, so that they will know that I am the Lord.’

Commentaries on Exodus 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son - That the miracles wrought at this time might be a record for the instruction of the latest posterity, that Jehovah alone, the God of the Hebrews, was the sole Maker, Governor, and Supporter of the heavens and the earth. Thus we find God so did his marvelous works, that they might be had in everlasting remembrance. It was not to crush the poor worm, Pharaoh, that he wrought such mighty wonders, but to convince…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God sent the plagues so Israel would know that I am the LORD (similar to Egypt, see 9:14–16). God wanted his people to understand who he is and to trust him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And that thou mayest tell ... of thy son, and of thy son's son, &c.--There was a further and higher reason for the infliction of those awful judgments, namely, that the knowledge of them there, and the permanent record of them still, might furnish a salutary and impressive lesson to the Church down to the latest ages. Worldly historians might have described them as extraordinary occurrences that marked this era of Moses in ancient Egypt. But we are…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 10:2

• Animals
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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Cast
• Dark
• Locust
• Mighty
• Residue
• Divorce in the Old Testament
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on Exodus 10

• 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