When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ –
One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!
O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.
and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell how I made fools of the Egyptians and about my signs that I displayed among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
When you enter the land that the Lord will give to you, just as he said, you must observe this ceremony.
He did not remove the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night from before the people.
The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
Remember the ancient days; bear in mind the years of past generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you.
When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”
and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.