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Exodus 10:2

Parents and childrenGod's power and sovereigntyGratitude

1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

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.

3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son’s son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am the LORD.”
ASV
and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son`s son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am Jehovah.
DARBY
and that thou mightest tell in the ears of thy son and thy son's son what I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
BLB
and so that you may recount in the ears of your son and the son of your son how I have dealt severely with Egypt, and My signs that I have set among them, and you⁺ shall know that I [am] YHWH.”
ÅB
og for at du skal fortelle din sønn og din sønnesønn hva jeg har gjort mot egypterne, og hva tegn jeg har gjort iblant dem, så dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.
OTB
slik at du kan fortelle dine sønner og barnebarn hvordan jeg gjorde narr av egypterne og hvordan jeg utførte mine tegn blant dem, så dere kan vite at jeg er Herren.»
B1930
og forat du skal fortelle din sønn og din sønnesønn hvad jeg har gjort mot egypterne, og hvad tegn jeg har gjort iblandt dem, så I skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.

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Cross references

  • Joel 1:3

    Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

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  • Deuteronomy 6:20–22

    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?

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  • 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:

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  • Psalms 78:5–6

    For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

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  • Psalms 44:1

    We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

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  • Exodus 7:17

    Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

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  • Ephesians 6:4

    And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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