Exodus 13:9

Exodus 13:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the Lord: ‘With a strong hand, the Lord rescued you from Egypt.’

Context of Exodus 13:9

7Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; nothing with yeast in it is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders. 8On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand. 10You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year. 11“After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors,

Exodus 13:9 word by word

וְהָיָה֩ לְךָ֨ לְא֜וֹת עַל־יָדְךָ֗ וּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙ בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֔יךָ לְמַ֗עַן תִּהְיֶ֛ה תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה בְּפִ֑יךָ כִּ֚י בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה הוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall be for a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
• unto thee upon thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and for a memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikrôn · memorialH2146
• between thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• that the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• may be in thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• for with a strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• brought thee outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Exodus 13:9

• Exodus 13:16And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.”
• Exodus 12:14“This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance.
• Numbers 15:39You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
• Deuteronomy 11:18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
• Proverbs 1:9They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
• Proverbs 3:21My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;
• Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Proverbs 7:23till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
• Isaiah 49:16See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
• Jeremiah 22:24“As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off.
• Matthew 23:5“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
• Deuteronomy 30:14No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
• Joshua 1:8Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
• Isaiah 59:21“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.
• Romans 10:8But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:

Commentaries on Exodus 13:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And it shall be for a sign - upon thine hand - This direction, repeated and enlarged Exodus 13:16, gave rise to phylacteries or tephillin, and this is one of the passages which the Jews write upon them to the present day. The manner in which the Jews understood and kept these commands may appear in their practice. They wrote the following four portions of the law upon slips of parchment or vellum: Sanctify unto me the first-born, Exodus 13, from Exodus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Hebrew writers have generally regarded this as a formal injunction to write the precepts on slips of parchment, and to fasten them on the wrists and forehead; but other commentators are generally agreed that it is to be understood metaphorically. The words appear to be put into the mouths of the parents. They were to keep all the facts of the Passover constantly in mind, and, referring to a custom prevalent ages before Moses in Egypt, to have them present…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The annual Passover celebration was a sign to show you belonged to the Lord. It marked his ownership, reinforcing a spiritual truth. a sign … and a reminder … the Law of the LORD: The second part of the verse can be seen either as a statement to recite or as a description of the God's work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, &c.--There is no reason to believe that the Oriental tattooing--the custom of staining the hands with the powder of Hennah, as Eastern females now do--is here referred to. Nor is it probable that either this practice or the phylacteries of the Pharisees--parchment scrolls, which were worn on their wrists and foreheads--had so early an existence. The words are to be considered only as a figurative mode…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 13:9

• Children
• Commandments
• Frontlets
• Instruction
• Israel
• Law
• Phylactery
• Thankfulness
• Token
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Daub
• Encamp
• Eye
• Mouth
• Murmur
• Passover
• Phylacteries
• Pillar

Commentaries on Exodus 13

• 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