Deuteronomy 5:15 KJV
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Thou and Ye
- thou, thy, thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- Deuteronomy 15:15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
- Deuteronomy 16:12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
- Deuteronomy 4:34–37 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? …
- Deuteronomy 5:6 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
- Deuteronomy 24:18–22 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing. …
- Psalms 116:16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
- Isaiah 51:1–2 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. …
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
- Luke 1:74–75 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, …
- Ephesians 2:11–12 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; …
- Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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Topics
- Arm Figurative use of Arm
- Commandments General scriptures concerning Commandments
- Decalogue Divine authority of Decalogue
- Golden rule General scriptures concerning Golden rule
- Law Engraved on stone
- Obedience Enjoined
- Sabbath Unclassified scriptures relating to Sabbath
- Table The commandments engraved upon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Deuteronomy 5 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And remember וְזָכַרְתָּ wĕzākartā זָכַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- that thou wast a servant כִּי kî Conjunction עֶבֶד ʿebed עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular
- in the land הָיִיתָ hāyîtā Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- and that the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- brought וַיֹּצִאֲךָ wayyōṣiʾăkā יָצָא Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee out thence through a mighty מִשָּׁם miššām Adverb · with preposition חֲזָקָה ḥăzāqâ חָזָק Adjective · feminine singular עַל ʿal Preposition
- hand בְּיָד bĕyād יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
- and by a stretched out נְטוּיָה nĕṭûyâ נָטָה Verb · qal passive participle, feminine singular
- arm וּבִזְרֹעַ ûbizrōaʿ זְרוֹעַ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with and, preposition
- therefore the LORD כֵּן kēn Demonstrative יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- commanded צִוְּךָ ṣiwwĕkā צָוָה Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee to keep לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- the sabbath הַשַׁבָּת hašabbāt שַׁבָּת Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- day אֶת ʾet Object marker יוֹם yôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct
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