KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 13:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it shall be” | וְהָיָה֩ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And it shall be |
| “for a sign” | לְא֜וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | sign |
| “unto thee upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “thine hand,” | יָֽדְךָ֗ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | thine hand |
| “and for a memorial” | וּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙ | A memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) | memorial |
| “between” | בֵּ֣ין | Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | between |
| “thine eyes,” | עֵינֶ֔יךָ | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | thine eyes |
| “that” | לְמַ֗עַן | Properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | that |
| “the Lord's” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lords |
| “law” | תּוֹרַ֥ת | A precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch | law |
| “may be” | תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | may be |
| “in thy mouth:” | בְּפִ֑יךָ | The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to | mouth |
| “for” | כִּ֚י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “with a strong” | חֲזָקָ֔ה | Strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent) | strong |
| “hand” | בְּיָ֣ד | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | hand |
| “hath the Lord” | יְהוָֹ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “brought thee out” | הוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | brought out |
| “of Egypt.” | מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
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7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
11 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
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