Deuteronomy 24:22

Modern

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

Traditional

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Literal

And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Upon thus I command you to do this thing.

Latin

Memento quod et tu servieris in Ægypto, et idcirco præcipio tibi ut facias hanc rem.

Hebrew

English

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 24:18
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Isaiah 51:1
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
2 Corinthians 8:8–9
I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
Ephesians 5:1–2
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
1 John 4:10–11
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Deuteronomy 5:14–15
…but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus