Exodus 13:9

⁷ Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.

⁸ 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.’

It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

¹⁰ Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

¹¹ And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
KJV: And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
WEB: It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
ASV: And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.
DARBY: And it shall be for a sign to thee on thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth; for with a powerful hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.
BLB: And it shall be for you for a sign on your hand and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the law of YHWH may be in your mouth. For by a mighty hand YHWH brought you out from Egypt.

ÅB: Og det skal være deg til et tegn på din hånd og til en minneskrift på din panne, for at Herrens lov skal være i din munn; for med sterk hånd førte Herren deg ut av Egypt.
OTB: Det skal være som et tegn på din hånd og en påminnelse på din panne om at Herrens lov skal være på dine lepper, for med en mektig hånd førte Herren deg ut av Egypt.
B1930: Og det skal være dig til et tegn på din hånd og til en minneskrift på din panne, forat Herrens lov skal være i din munn; for med sterk hånd førte Herren dig ut av Egypten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 6:8
Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
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Deuteronomy 11:18–19
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
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Exodus 13:16
So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
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Numbers 15:39
These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
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Exodus 12:14
And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
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Matthew 23:5
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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Proverbs 6:20–23
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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Romans 10:8
But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
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