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Deuteronomy 16:12

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

KJV

Et recordaberis quoniam servus fueris in Ægypto : custodiesque ac facies quæ præcepta sunt.

Vulgate

καὶ μνησθήσῃ ὅτι οἰκέτης ἐγένου ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ φυλάξῃ καὶ ποιήσεις τὰς ἐντολὰς ταύτας.

LXX

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

ASV

וְ/זָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ כִּי עֶ֥בֶד הָיִ֖יתָ בְּ/מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/שָׁמַרְתָּ֣ וְ/עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת הַֽ/חֻקִּ֖ים הָ/אֵֽלֶּה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
זְכָר
zkr
verb · 231×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 126×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 5:15 — And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded the
  • Deut 15:15 — And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
  • Deut 15:15 — And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
  • Deut 24:18 — But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
  • Eph 2:11 — Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
  • Exod 13:3 — And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leaven
  • Ezra 7:10 — For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.