Exodus 13 · Verse 5

Exodus 13:5

And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
Exodus 13:5, King James Version

Exodus 13:5 in other translations

BSBAnd when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
WEBIt shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.
ASVAnd it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
YLT‘And it hath been, when Jehovah bringeth thee in unto the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou hast done this service in this month.
DARBYAnd it shall be when Jehovah hath brought thee into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, which he swore to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
BBEAnd it will be that, when the Lord takes you into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, the land which he made an oath to your fathers that he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will do this act of worship in this month.
WebsterAnd it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey; that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

What does Exodus 13:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 13:5-7
5-7. when the Lord shall bring thee--The passover is here instituted as a permanent festival of the Israelites. It was, however, only a prospective observance; we read of only one celebration of the passover during the protracted sojourn in the wilderness [Nu 9:5]; but on their settlement in the promised land, the season was hallowed as a sacred anniversary [Jos 5:10], in conformity with the directions here given.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 When the Lord shall bring thee into the land - Hence it is pretty evident that the Israelites were not obliged to celebrate the Passover, or keep the feast of unleavened bread, till they were brought into the promised land.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 13:1-10

Chapter Outline The first-born sanctified to God, The remembrance of the passover commanded. (1-10) The firstlings of beasts set apart. (11-16) Joseph's bones carried with the Israelites, They come to Etham. (17-20) God guideth the Israelites by a pillar of cloud fire. (21-22) Verses 1-10 In remembrance of the destruction of the first-born of Egypt, both of man and of beast, and the deliverance of the Israelites out…

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Exodus 13:5 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.

וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כִֽי\־khi-thatH3588
יְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.Khahe will bring youH935
יְהוָ֡הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
הַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.nithe Canaanite[s]H3669
וְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.Tiand the Hittite[s]H2850
וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.Riand the Amorite[s]H567
וְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.Viand the Hivite[s]H2340
וְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.Siand the Jebusite[s]H2983
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
נִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650
לַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.vo.Tei.khato ancestors yourH1
לָ֣תֶתLa.tetto giveH5414
לָ֔ךְLakhto you
אֶ֛רֶץ'E.retza landH776
זָבַ֥תza.Vatflowing ofH2100
חָלָ֖בcha.LavmilkH2461
וּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.Vashand honeyH1706
וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ve.'a.vad.Taand you will serveH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.Dahthe serviceH5656
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the monthH2320
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 13:5

  • Exodus 3:8

    And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Joshua 24:11

    And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

  • Exodus 6:8

    And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.

  • Exodus 12:25-26

    And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

  • Exodus 34:11

    Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

  • Exodus 3:17

    And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Genesis 15:18-21

    In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

  • Deuteronomy 26:1

    And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

  • Deuteronomy 12:29

    When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

  • Exodus 33:1

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:

  • Deuteronomy 19:1

    When the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

  • Genesis 22:16-18

    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall bring.
3:8; 34:11; Ge 15:18-21; De 7:1; 12:29; 19:1; 26:1; Jos 24:11
sware.
6:8; 33:1; Ge 17:7,8; 22:16-18; 26:3; 50:24; Nu 14:16,30; 32:11
a land.
3:17
thou shalt keep.
12:25,26

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Context

  • Exodus 13:4

    This day came ye out in the month Abib.

  • Exodus 13:5

    And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

  • Exodus 13:6

    Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

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Exodus 13:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando Jehová te hubiere metido en la tierra del Cananeo, y del Hetheo, y del Amorrheo, y del Hebeo, y del Jebuseo, la cual juró á tus padres que te daría, tierra que destila leche y miel, harás este servicio en aqueste mes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand l’ Éternel t’aura fait entrer dans le pays du Cananéen, du Héthien, de l’Amoréen, du Hévien, et du Jébusien, qu’il a juré à tes pères de te donner, pays ruisselant de lait et de miel, il arrivera que tu feras ce service en ce mois-ci.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es soll geschehen, wenn Jehova dich bringt in das Land der Kanaaniter und der Hethiter und der Amoriter und der Hewiter und der Jebusiter, das er deinen Vätern geschworen hat, dir zu geben, ein Land, das von Milch und Honig fließt, so sollst du diesen Dienst in diesem Monat halten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi, et Hethæi, et Amorrhæi, et Hevæi, et Jebusæi, quam juravit patribus tuis ut daret tibi, terram fluentem lacte et melle, celebrabis hunc morem sacrorum mense isto.