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Deuteronomy 6:20-22
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Exhortation to Remember the Past

20 When your children[a] ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?” 21 you must say to them,[b] “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way.[c] 22 And he[d] brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole family[e] before our very eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:20 tn Heb “your son.”
  2. Deuteronomy 6:21 tn Heb “to your son.”
  3. Deuteronomy 6:21 tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The Lord is commonly depicted as a divine warrior in the Book of Deuteronomy (cf. 5:15; 7:8; 9:26; 26:8).
  4. Deuteronomy 6:22 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on the word “his” in v. 17.
  5. Deuteronomy 6:22 tn Heb “house,” referring to the entire household.
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