Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.Deuteronomy 24:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֙יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִשָּׁ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ס
- וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.Ta“and you will remember”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- עֶ֤בֶד'E.ved“a slave”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- הָיִ֙יתָ֙ha.Yi.ta“you were”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“in Egypt”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.Kha“and he redeemed you”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּדָה · “to ransom” · Strong's H6299
- יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- עַל־'al-“there-”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כֵּ֞ןken“-fore”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- מְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.Kha“[am] commanding you”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the thing”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- הַזֶּֽה׃ סha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info