Exodus 13:8

Translations

Modern

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.’

Traditional

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.

Literal

And you shall declare to your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of what YHWH did for me in my going out from Egypt.’

Latin

Narrabisque filio tuo in die illo, dicens: Hoc est quod fecit mihi Dominus quando egressus sum de Ægypto.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.’

Notes

Exodus 13:1–10

This review of the customs for Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread prepares the way for teaching about the dedication of the firstborn (13:11–16).

Exodus 13:1–16

Like the Passover celebration, the dedication of the firstborn helped the people remember what God did during the Passover. God spared the firstborn sons of Israel. Because of this, those firstborn sons belonged to him and had to be redeemed (bought back with a price).

Each year, the people sacrificed and ate a lamb. This act pointed forward to what God would do by giving his Son, Jesus Christ, as a substitute. All people deserve death because of sin. But God redeems them through a price, the life of his Son.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh God’s Love for Israel The Cross and Passover

Events

Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Exodus 13:14
In 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 12:26–27
When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
Psalm 44:1
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
Isaiah 38:19
The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
Exodus 10:2
…and 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.”
Psalm 78:3–8
…that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:9–10
Only 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 grandchildren.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 15:19–23

Places

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

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Firstborn Frontlet Phylactery

Topics

Children: Instruction of Commandments: General Scriptures Concerning Frontlets: A Leather Band Worn on the Forehead, Containing Certain Commandments Instruction of Children Israel: The Day of Their Deliverance to be a Memorial Parents: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Thankfulness: Enjoined The Feast of the Passover: Children to be Taught the Nature and Design of

Exodus 13:8

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