The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a distinguishing mark for you; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will be among you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Frontlets

Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

“Imprint these words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol on your foreheads.

They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries

and lengthen their tassels.

For by

Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead,

so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.

Then the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with terrifying power, and with signs and wonders.

General references

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.

Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.