Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And it will be, when your sons shall say to you, What is this service to you?
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?'
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, when your sons shall say to you, What do ye mean by this service?
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 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
Interlinear
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 12:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For The Passover
25 And it shall be, when you have come to the land which Jehovah will give you, according as He has promised, that you shall keep this service. 26 And it will be, when your sons shall say to you, What is this service to you? 27 Then you shall say, It is the sacrifice of Jehovah's passover, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our houses. And the people bowed and worshiped.
Cross References
Exodus 13:14-15
And it shall be when your sons asks you in time to come, saying, What is this? you shall say to him, Jehovah brought us out of Egypt by the strength of His hand, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.
Joshua 4:6-7
so that this may be a sign to you when your sons ask in time to come, saying, What do you 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 praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.
Isaiah 38:19
The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the sons.
Ephesians 6:4
And fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Exodus 10:2
and so that you may tell in the ears of your son, and of your son's sons, what things I have worked in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, so that you may know that I am Jehovah.
Exodus 13:8-9
And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, This is because of what Jehovah did for me when I came out from Egypt.
Exodus 13:22
He did not take away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Deuteronomy 6:7
And you shall carefully teach them to your sons, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Deuteronomy 11:19
And you shall teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.