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Deuteronomy 6:12

Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

KJV

et comederis, et saturatus fueris :

Vulgate

πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ Κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου τοῦ ἐξαγαγόντος σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἐξ οἴκου δουλίας.

LXX

then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

ASV

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְ/ךָ֔ פֶּן תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצִֽיאֲ/ךָ֛ מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִ/בֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×
שָׁכָֽחְתִּי
shkchty
verb · 102×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 17:38 — And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
  • Col 2:8 — Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • Deut 32:18 — Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
  • 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
  • Isa 17:10 — Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
  • Job 8:13 — So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
  • Ps 44:17 — All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
  • Ps 103:2 — Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: