Deuteronomy 6:19-21
New English Translation
19 and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the Lord said.
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]
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- Deuteronomy 6:20 tn Heb “your son.”
- Deuteronomy 6:21 tn Heb “to your son.”
- 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).
Deuteronomy 6:19-21
New King James Version
19 (A)to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.
20 (B)“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt (C)with a mighty hand;
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Deuteronomy 6:19-21
New International Version
19 thrusting out all your enemies(A) before you, as the Lord said.
20 In the future, when your son asks you,(B) “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” 21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.(C)
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