King James Version
Exodus 13:8 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came for...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.”
Exodus 13:8 · KJV
Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt shew”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
“thy son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“in that day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“This is done because of”
H5668properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
“which the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“unto me when I came forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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