Deuteronomy 24:18

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
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֙יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִשָּׁ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

  1. וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.Ta“and you will remember”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  2. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. עֶ֤בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. הָיִ֙יתָ֙ha.Yi.ta“you were”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“in Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  6. 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
  7. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Sham“from there”
    Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  10. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. כֵּ֞ןken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  12. אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  13. 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
  14. לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  17. הַזֶּֽה׃ סha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)