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

19To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as Yhwh hath spoken. 20And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Yhwh our God hath commanded you? Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; And Yhwh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: 22And Yhwh shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 23And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:21 word by word

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

• 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• brought us outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• with a mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:21

• Deuteronomy 5:6I am Yhwh thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
• Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, And Yhwh thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
• Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt speak and say before Yhwh thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
• Exodus 20:2I am Yhwh thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
• Nehemiah 9:9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
• Psalms 136:10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
• Isaiah 51:1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Yhwh: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
• Jeremiah 32:20Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
• Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• Ephesians 2:11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
• Exodus 3:19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
• Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yhwh brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

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