Exodus 13:9

“It shall be for you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, so that the instruction of YHWH may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand YHWH brought you out of Egypt.”

Exodus 13:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 13:9, 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.

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on your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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and as a memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron

memorial

Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.

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between your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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the instructionתּוֹרַתtorat

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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of 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.

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in your mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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with a strongחֲזָקָהchazaka

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

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brought you outהוֹצִאֲhotsia

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

8You shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘This is because of what YHWH did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

9 · This verse (above)

10You shall keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.

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