World English Bible
Exodus 13:8
“You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.”
Exodus 13:8 in the King James Version
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.Read Exodus 13:8 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — Exodus 13
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall there be yeast seen with you, in all your borders.
You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.
You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
Cross references for Exodus 13:8
- Exodus 13:14
It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;
- Exodus 12:26-27
It will happen, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?' that you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of Yahweh's Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and ...
- Psalms 44:1
We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
- Psalms 78:3-8
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done. For he established a tes...
- Isaiah 38:19
The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
- Exodus 10:2
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am Yahweh.
- Deuteronomy 4:9-10
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children; th...
- Ephesians 6:4
You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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