Deuteronomy 24:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ כִּי־עֶ֥בֶד הָיִ֖יתָ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

And zākartā that ʿebed hāyîtā in land of Miṣrāyim; therefore ʾānōkî məṣawwəkā to do ʾet-haddābār hazzeh.

Grammar Details

• *zākartā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall remember
• *ʿebed*: masculine singular noun - slave/servant
• *hāyîtā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you were
• *ʾānōkî*: 1st common singular independent pronoun - I
• *məṣawwəkā*: piel participle masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - commanding you
• *haddābār*: definite masculine singular noun - the thing/matter
• *hazzeh*: definite demonstrative masculine singular - this

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt remember{H2142} that thou wast a bondman{H5650} in the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} therefore I command{H6680} thee to do{H6213} this thing.{H1697}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt remember{H2142}{(H8804)} that thou wast a bondman{H5650} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}: therefore I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee to do{H6213}{(H8800)} this thing{H1697}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the lond of Egipte: wherfore I comaunde the to doo this thinge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And thou shalt remembre, that thou wast a seruaunt in the londe of Egipte: therfore comaunde I the to do this.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to doe this thing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And remember that thou also wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypt: & therfore I comaunde thee to do this thing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 24:18 : 18 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.
• Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.
• 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
• Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial offering to God, a pleasing aroma.
• 1 John 4:10-11 : 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
• Deut 5:14-15 : 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do. 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
• Deut 7:8 : 8 But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your ancestors, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.