Deuteronomy 6:21

Deuteronomy 6:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
• New International Version (NIV)tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

Context of Deuteronomy 6:21

19You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the Lord said you would. 20“In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the Lord our God has commanded us to obey?’ “Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. 22The Lord did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. 23He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 6:21 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ לְבִנְךָ֔ עֲבָדִ֛ים הָיִ֥ינוּ לְפַרְעֹ֖ה בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּ יְהוָ֛ה מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then thou shalt sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• We were Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• bondmenעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• brought us outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• with a mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:21

• Deuteronomy 5:6“I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
• Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.
• Deuteronomy 26:5“You must then say in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation.
• Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.
• Nehemiah 9:9“You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.
• Psalms 136:10Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
• Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined.
• Jeremiah 32:20You performed miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt—things still remembered to this day! And you have continued to do great miracles in Israel and all around the world. You have made your name famous to this day.
• Romans 6:17Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
• Ephesians 2:11Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.
• Exodus 3:19“But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him.
• Exodus 13:3So Moses said to the people, “This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the Lord has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.)

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:21

• 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. 21The phrase a mighty hand is an anthropomorphism. An anthropomorphism is a way of speaking about God as if he had human features or actions (see study note on 8:2).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 6:21

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Parents
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Child
• Diligently
• Tempt
• 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