Deuteronomy 6:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²¹ then you shall say to your children, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Then you shall say to your son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²¹ Tell them: We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. But the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ You shall say to him: 'We were servants of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord led us away from Egypt with a strong hand.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Thou shalt say to him: We were bondmen of Pharao in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

Deuteronomy 6:21 Cross References

Genesis 19:16

But he lingered, so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and left him outside the city.

Psalm 78:7

so that they should set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

Exodus 13:14

When in the future your child asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall answer, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

Exodus 13:16

It shall serve as a sign on your hand and as an emblem on your forehead that by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”

Exodus 13:3

Moses said to the people, “Remember this day on which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, because the Lord brought you out from there by strength of hand; no leavened bread shall be eaten.

Exodus 13:9

It shall serve for you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the teaching of the Lord may be on your lips, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

Exodus 3:19

I know, however, that the king of Egypt will not let you go except by a mighty hand.

Isaiah 51:1

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Deuteronomy 15:15

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; for this reason I lay this command upon you today.

Deuteronomy 4:34

Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by terrifying displays of power, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

Deuteronomy 5:15

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

Deuteronomy 5:6

“ ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

Deuteronomy 6:20

“When your children ask you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees and the statutes and the ordinances that the Lord our God has commanded you?’

Deuteronomy 6:22

The Lord displayed before our eyes great and awesome signs and wonders against Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his household.