"And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?" — Exodus 12:26

Exodus 12:26 · KJV

“And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?”

— Exodus 12:26

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

Verse 27

That ye shall say, It {is} the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

Exodus 12 — Context

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

Cross References

Exodus 13:14-15

And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What {is} this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: {in...: Heb. to morrow}

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. {many...: Heb. generation and generation}

Psalms 145:4

One generation shall praise 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 children shall make known thy truth.

Joshua 4:6-7

That this may be a sign among you, {that} when your children ask {their fathers} in time to come, saying, What {mean} ye by these stones? {in time...: Heb. to morrow}

Psalms 78:3-6

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Joshua 4:21-24

And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What {mean} these stones? {in time...: Heb. to morrow}