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Exodus 12:26

Parents and children

24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

25 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?

27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
KJV
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
WEB
It will happen, when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
ASV
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
DARBY
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean ye by this service?
BLB
And it shall be, when your⁺ sons say to you⁺, ‘What [is] this service to you⁺?’
ÅB
Og når deres barn sier til dere: Hva er dette for en tjeneste som dere holder? -
OTB
Og når barna deres sier til dere: ‘Hva betyr denne skikken for dere?’
B1930
Og når eders barn sier til eder: Hvad er dette for en tjeneste som I holder? -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 13:14–15

    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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  • Deuteronomy 32:7

    Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

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  • Psalms 145:4

    One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

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  • Psalms 78:3–6

    Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

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  • Joshua 4:21–24

    And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

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  • Isaiah 38:19

    The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

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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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  • Joshua 4:6–7

    That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

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