Deuteronomy 6:20-21

Exhortation to Remember the Past

6:20 When your children ¹  ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?” 6:21 you must say to them, ²  “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way. ³ 

[6:20]  ¹ tn Heb “your son.”

[6:21]  ² tn Heb “to your son.”

[6:21]  ³ tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The Lord is commonly depicted as a divine warrior in the Book of Deuteronomy (cf. 5:15; 7:8; 9:26; 26:8).