Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, when your sons shall say to you, What do ye mean by this service?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Holman Bible
When your children
International Standard Version
And when your children say to you, "What does this ritual mean?'
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Amplified
When your children say to you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
Bible in Basic English
And when your children say to you, What is the reason of this act of worship?
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean ye by this service?
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall be when your sons shall say to you, What this service to you?
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean you by this service?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{And} when your children say to you, 'What [is] this {religious custom} for you?'
Modern King James verseion
And it will be, when your sons shall say to you, What is this service to you?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when your children ask you, 'What manner of service is this ye do?'
NET Bible
When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' --
New Heart English Bible
It will happen, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?'
The Emphasized Bible
and it shall come to pass that your sons shall say unto you, - What is this your service?
Webster
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean you by this service?
World English Bible
It will happen, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?'
Youngs Literal Translation
and it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What is this service ye have?
Themes
Communion of the lord's supper » Prefigured
Egypt » History of israel in » The passover instituted
Feast of the passover » Children to be taught the nature and design of
Israel » Instituted » Passover
Missionaries » In giving a reason for their faith
Month » Abib (april) » Passover instituted and celebrated in
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 12:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For The Passover
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye have come to the land which LORD will give you, according as he has promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your sons shall say to you, What do ye mean by this service? 27 that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of LORD's Passover, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
Cross References
Exodus 13:14-15
And it shall be, when thy son asks thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shall say to him, By strength of hand LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old. Consider the years of many generations. Ask thy father, and he will show thee, thine elders, and they will tell thee.
Joshua 4:6-7
that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What do ye mean by these stones?
Joshua 4:21-24
And he spoke to the sons of Israel, saying, When your sons shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean?
Psalm 78:3-6
which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Psalm 145:4
One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
Isaiah 38:19
The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day. The father to the sons shall make known thy truth.
Ephesians 6:4
And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord.
Exodus 10:2
and that thou may tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them, that ye may know that I am LORD.
Exodus 13:8-9
And thou shall tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which LORD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Exodus 13:22
The pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night departed not from before the people.
Deuteronomy 6:7
And thou shall teach them diligently to thy sons, and shall talk of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.
Deuteronomy 11:19
And ye shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.