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And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?'King James Bible
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?Young's Literal Translation
and it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What is this service ye have?Exodus 12:26 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleWhat mean ye by this service? - The establishment of this service annually was a very wise provision to keep up in remembrance this wonderful deliverance. From the remotest antiquity the institution of feasts, games, etc., has been used to keep up the memory of past grand events. Hence God instituted the Sabbath, to keep up the remembrance of the creation; and the passover to keep up the remembrance of the deliverance from Egypt. All the other feasts were instituted on similar reasons. The Jews never took their sons to the tabernacle or temple till they were twelve years of age, nor suffered them to eat of the flesh of any victim till they had themselves offered a sacrifice at the temple, which they were not permitted to do before the twelfth year of their age. It was at this age that Joseph and Mary took our blessed Lord to the temple, probably for the first time, to offer his sacrifice. See Calmet. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge your children Exodus 13:8,9,14,15 And you shall show your son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did to me when I came forth out of Egypt... Deuteronomy 6:7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way... Deuteronomy 11:19 And you shall teach them your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down... Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask your father, and he will show you; your elders... Joshua 4:6,7,21-24 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean you by these stones... Psalm 78:3-6 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us... Psalm 145:4 One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. Isaiah 38:19 The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known your truth. Ephesians 6:4 And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Exodus 12:26 Parallel Commentaries
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Exodus 10:2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD."
Exodus 12:25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
Exodus 13:8 On that day tell your son, 'I do this because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'
Exodus 13:14 "In days to come, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.
Joshua 4:6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?'
Psalm 44:1 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
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