Exodus 13 · Verse 14

Exodus 13:14

And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Exodus 13:14, King James Version

Exodus 13:14 in other translations

BSBIn 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.
WEBIt shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.
ASVAnd it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
YLT‘And it hath been, when thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What is this? that thou hast said unto him, By strength of hand hath Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;
DARBYAnd it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, With a powerful hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
BBEAnd when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:
WebsterAnd it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say to him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

What does Exodus 13:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 13:11-16

The firstlings of beast not used in sacrifice, were to be changed for others so used, or they were to be destroyed. Our souls are forfeited to God's justice, and unless ransomed by the sacrifice of Christ, will certainly perish. These institutions would continually remind them of their duty, to love and serve the Lord. In like manner, baptism and the Lord's supper, if explained and attended to, would remind us, and…

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Exodus 13:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.Khahe will ask youH7592
בִנְךָ֛vin.Khason yourH1121
מָחָ֖רma.Charin future timeH4279
לֵאמֹ֣רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
זֹּ֑אתZot[is] thisH2063
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
בְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekwith strength ofH2392
יָ֗דYadhandH3027
הוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuhe brought out usH3318
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom a house ofH1004
עֲבָדִֽים\׃'a.va.DimslavesH5650

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Cross references for Exodus 13:14

  • Joshua 4:6

    That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

  • Exodus 13:3

    And 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 the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

  • Psalms 145:4

    One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

  • Exodus 12:26-27

    And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

  • Exodus 13:9

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 6:20-24

    And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? 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: And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. …

  • Joshua 22:24

    And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

  • Genesis 30:33

    So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

  • Joshua 4:21-24

    And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.

  • Exodus 10:2

    And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

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thy son.
12:26; De 6:20-24; Jos 4:6,21-24; Ps 145:4
in time to come. Heb. tomorrow.
12:26; Ge 30:33; De 6:20; Jos 4:6; 22:24
By strength.
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Context

  • Exodus 13:13

    And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

  • Exodus 13:14

    And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

  • Exodus 13:15

    And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

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Exodus 13:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando mañana te preguntare tu hijo, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto? decirle has: Jehová nos sacó con mano fuerte de Egipto, de casa de servidumbre;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand ton fils t’interrogera à l’avenir, disant: Qu’est-ce que ceci? alors tu lui diras: À main forte l’ Éternel nous a fait sortir d’Égypte, de la maison de servitude.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es soll geschehen, wenn dein Sohn dich künftig fragt und spricht: Was ist das? so sollst du zu ihm sagen: Mit starker Hand hat Jehova uns aus Ägypten herausgeführt, aus dem Hause der Knechtschaft.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras, dicens: Quid est hoc? respondebis ei: In manu forti eduxit nos Dominus de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis.