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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the Lord.”

Context of Exodus 10:2

1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them 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.” 3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 4If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country 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 13:8On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
• Deuteronomy 4:9Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
• Deuteronomy 6:20In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?”
• Psalms 44:1We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
• Psalms 78:5He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
• Joel 1:3Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
• Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
• Exodus 7:17This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood.
• Psalms 58:11Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
• Ezekiel 20:26I defiled them through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn—that I might fill them with horror so they would 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

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In the dictionaries

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• 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