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It shall beוְהָיָהas a signלְאוֹתon your handעַל יָדְכָהand as frontletsוּלְטוֹטָפֹתbetween your eyes,בֵּין עֵינֶיךָforכִּיwith a strongבְּחֹזֶקhandיָדYHWHיְהוָהbrought us outהוֹצִיאָנוּof Egypt.”מִמִּצְרָיִם
Exodus 13:16
Study it in the app“It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for with a strong hand YHWH brought us out of Egypt.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 13:16, word by word
- It shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- as a signאוֹתot
sign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “ot” appears- on your handיָדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and as frontletsטוֹטָפֹתtotafot
frontlets
Frontlets: something worn on the forehead as a reminder; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “totafot” appears- between your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- with a strongחֹזֶקchozek
strength
Strength, power.
Where else “chozek” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- brought us outהוֹצִיאָhotsia
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsia” appears- of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Translation note
“Frontlets”: something worn on the forehead; the exact sense of the Hebrew word is not certain.
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
15When Pharaoh hardened himself against letting us go, YHWH killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of people and the firstborn of animals. That is why I sacrifice to YHWH every first offspring of the womb that is male, but every firstborn of my sons I ransom.’
16 · This verse (above)
17When Pharaoh let the people go, Elohim did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although it was near; for Elohim said, “Lest the people relent when they see war and return to Egypt.”