Exodus 13:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wə-hāyāh lə-ʾôt ʿal-yādəkāh û-lə-ṭôṭāpōt bên ʿênêkā kî bə-ḥōzeq yād hôṣîʾānû YHWH mi-Miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be
*lə-ʾôt*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - as a sign
*ʿal*: preposition - upon
*yādəkāh*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix (paragogic he) - your hand
*û-lə-ṭôṭāpōt*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural - and as frontlets
*bên*: preposition - between
*ʿênêkā*: noun, feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*bə-ḥōzeq*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with strength of
*yād*: noun, feminine singular - hand
*hôṣîʾānû*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - he brought us out
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh
*mi-Miṣrāyim*: preposition + proper noun - from Egypt

Word Meanings

*wə-hāyāh*: and it shall be/and it will happen/and it will come to pass
*ʾôt*: sign/mark/symbol
*ṭôṭāpōt*: frontlets/phylacteries/symbols between the eyes
*bə-ḥōzeq yād*: with strength of hand/with a mighty hand/with power

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 13:9 : 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.
Exod 13:14 : 14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Matt 23:5 : 5 But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of] [their] [garments],
Exod 12:13 : 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Deut 6:7-9 : 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
Deut 11:18 : 18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
Deut 26:8 : 8 and Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders;

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14And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
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