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The Dedication of the Firstborn

Exodus 13:8

In 11 translations

BSB
And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
KJV
¶ And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
WEB
You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
ASV
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
LSV
And you have declared to your son in that day, saying, [It is] because of what YHWH did to me, in my going out from Egypt,
YLT
'And thou hast declared to thy son in that day, saying, '[It is] because of what Jehovah did to me, in my going out from Egypt,
DBY
And thou shalt inform thy son in that day, saying, It is because of what Jehovah did to me when I came out of Egypt.
DRC
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: This is what the Lord did to me when I came forth out of Egypt.
GNV
And thou shalt shew thy sonne in that day, saying, This is done, because of that which the Lord did vnto me, when I came out of Egypt.
JPS
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: It is because of that which the LORD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
LXXE
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, Therefore the Lord dealt thus with me, as I was going out of Egypt.Gr. did thus to me.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לְבִנְךָ֔ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִ֔י בְּצֵאתִ֖י מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀναγγελεῖς τῷ υἱῷ σου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, λέγων, διὰ τοῦτο ἐποίησε Κύριος ὁ Θεός μοι, ὡς ἐξεπορευόμην ἐξ Αἰγύπτου.

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👤 God📍 Egypt◆ Exodus from Egypt

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Exodus 12:26–27When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and…
  • Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
  • Psalms 78:3–8that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has…
  • Exodus 10:2and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”
  • Isaiah 38:19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
  • Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  • Deuteronomy 4:9–10Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and…

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