The Meaning of Exodus 13:16 Explained

Exodus 13:16

KJV: And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

YLT: and it hath been for a token on thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for by strength of hand hath Jehovah brought us out of Egypt.'

Darby: And it shall be for a sign on thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for with a powerful hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.

ASV: And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 13:16?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 13:16 mean?

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What is the context of Exodus 13:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

What does Exodus 13:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 13:1-16 - The First-Born Set Apart Unto Jehovah

Two Hebrew customs dated from the Exodus-first, the dedication of the first-born to God's service, and second, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. See Luke 22:7. The first-born had been especially redeemed and so were especially God's. On them all was branded the one brief word Mine. What a lesson for us all who have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. We are His by right of purchase; we ought to be His by our own choice and indwelt by His Spirit. Whenever we take up this position with regard to God, we may count on His strong hand. In after years the first-born sons, who performed the priestly rites, were replaced by Levites, Numbers 3:11-13; but still they were ransomed by a slain lamb. Every first-born son lived because a lamb died. In this he stood on the same level as the firstling of an ass. What a parable is here! See Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 13

¹ The firstborn are sanctified to God
³ The memorial of the Passover is commanded
¹¹ The firstborn of man and beast are set apart
¹⁷ The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them
²⁰ They come to Etham
²¹ God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire

What do the individual words in Exodus 13:16 mean?

And it shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes for by strength of hand brought us Yahweh out of Egypt -

וְהָיָ֤ה לְאוֹת֙ עַל־ יָ֣דְכָ֔ה וּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֑יךָ כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד הוֹצִיאָ֥נוּ יְהוָ֖ה מִמִּצְרָֽיִם ס

וְהָיָ֤ה	And it shall be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְאוֹת֙	as a sign
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign, signal.
יָ֣דְכָ֔ה	your hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
וּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת	and as frontlets
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural Root: טֹוטָפֹת Sense: bands, phylacteries, frontlets, marks.
בֵּ֣ין	between
Parse: Preposition Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
עֵינֶ֑יךָ	your eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
בְּחֹ֣זֶק	by strength
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹזֶק Sense: strength.
יָ֔ד	of hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
הוֹצִיאָ֥נוּ	brought us
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common plural Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִמִּצְרָֽיִם	out of Egypt
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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