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Deuteronomy 6:20

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18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

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?

21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

22 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

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BSB
In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”
KJV
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?
WEB
When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God has commanded you mean?”
ASV
When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
DARBY
When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
BLB
When your son asks you hereafter, saying, “What [are] the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances that YHWH our God has commanded you⁺?”
ÅB
Når din sønn i fremtiden spør deg og sier: Hvordan er det med de vitnesbyrd og de forskrifter og de bud som Herren vår Gud har gitt dere?
OTB
I fremtiden, når din sønn spør deg: “Hva betyr forskriftene, lovene og budene som Herren vår Gud har befalt dere?”
B1930
Når din sønn i fremtiden spør dig og sier: Hvorledes er det med de vidnesbyrd og de forskrifter og de bud som Herren vår Gud har gitt eder?

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Exodus 12:26

    And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

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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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  • 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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  • Deuteronomy 6:7

    And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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