King James Version
Exodus 13:11 in the King James Version says “And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,”
Exodus 13:11 · 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.
Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set: Heb. cause to pass over
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. lamb: or, kid
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“And it shall be when the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“of the Canaanites”
H3669a kenaanite or inhabitant of kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the canaanites standing for their neighbors the ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as he sware”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“unto thee and to thy fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“and shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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