Deuteronomy 16:12

THE MESSAGE

Don't forget that you were once a slave in Egypt. So be diligent in observing these regulations.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; carefully follow these statutes.

Hebrew Names Version
You shall remember that you were a bondservant in Mitzrayim: and you shall observe and do these statutes.

King James Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

Lexham English Bible
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so you shall diligently observe these rules.

English Standard Version
You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

New Century Version
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully obey all these laws.

New English Translation
Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.

Amplified Bible
"You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to obey these statutes.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall also remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful and comply with these statutes.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a seruant in Egypt: therefore thou shalt obserue and doe these ordinances.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

Contemporary English Version
Remember that you used to be slaves in Egypt, so obey these laws.

Complete Jewish Bible
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt; then you will keep and obey these laws.

Darby Translation
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and thou shalt keep and do these statutes.

Easy-to-Read Version
Remember, you were slaves in Egypt. So be sure to obey these laws.

George Lamsa Translation
And you must remember that you were a bondman in Egypt; so you shall observe and do these statutes.

Good News Translation
Be sure that you obey these commands; do not forget that you were slaves in Egypt.

Literal Translation
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall take heed to do these statutes.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And remembre, yt thou wast a seruaunte in Egipte, so that thou kepe and do these ordynaunces.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

Bible in Basic English
And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And remember that thou wast a seruaunt in Egypt: and thou shalt obserue and do these ordinaunces.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt; and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt obserue & do these Statutes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and thou shalt observe and do these commands.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

Berean Standard Bible
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt haue mynde for thou were seruaunt in Egipt, and thou schalt kepe and do tho thingis that ben comaundid.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in Egypt, and hast observed and done these statutes.

Update Bible Version
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt: and you shall observe and do these statutes.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

World English Bible
You shall remember that you were a bondservant in Egypt: and you shall observe and do these statutes.

New King James Version
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

New Living Translation
Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees.

New Life Bible
Remember that you were servants in Egypt. And be careful to obey these Laws.

New Revised Standard
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and diligently observe these statutes.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shalt thou remember that a servant, thou wast in Egypt, - and shalt observe and do these statutes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt: and thou shalt keep and do the things that are commanded.

Revised Standard Version
You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

Contextual Overview

¹Observe the month of Abib by celebrating the Passover to God , your God. It was in the month of Abib that God , your God, delivered you by night from Egypt. Offer the Passover-Sacrifice to God , your God, at the place God chooses to be worshiped by establishing his name there. Don't eat yeast bread with it; for seven days eat it with unraised bread, hard-times bread, because you left Egypt in a hurry—that bread will keep the memory fresh of how you left Egypt for as long as you live. There is to be no sign of yeast anywhere for seven days. And don't let any of the meat that you sacrifice in the evening be left over until morning. ⁵Don't sacrifice the Passover in any of the towns that God , your God, gives you other than the one God , your God, designates for worship; there and there only you will offer the Passover-Sacrifice at evening as the sun goes down, marking the time that you left Egypt. Boil and eat it at the place designated by God , your God. Then, at daybreak, turn around and go home. ⁸ Eat unraised bread for six days. Set aside the seventh day as a holiday; don't do any work. ⁹Starting from the day you put the sickle to the ripe grain, count out seven weeks. Celebrate the Feast-of-Weeks to God , your God, by bringing your Freewill-Offering—give as generously as God , your God, has blessed you. Rejoice in the Presence of God , your God: you, your son, your daughter, your servant, your maid, the Levite who lives in your neighborhood, the foreigner, the orphan and widow among you; rejoice at the place God , your God, will set aside to be worshiped. ¹² Don't forget that you were once a slave in Egypt. So be diligent in observing these regulations. ¹³Observe the Feast-of-Booths for seven days when you gather the harvest from your threshing-floor and your wine-vat. Rejoice at your festival: you, your son, your daughter, your servant, your maid, the Levite, the foreigner, and the orphans and widows who live in your neighborhood. Celebrate the Feast to God , your God, for seven days at the place God designates. God , your God, has been blessing you in your harvest and in all your work, so make a day of it—really celebrate! ¹⁶All your men must appear before God , your God, three times each year at the place he designates: at the Feast-of-Unraised-Bread (Passover), at the Feast-of-Weeks, and at the Feast-of-Booths. No one is to show up in the Presence of God empty-handed; each man must bring as much as he can manage, giving generously in response to the blessings of God , your God.

Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 16:15, Deuteronomy 15:15, Lamentations 3:19, Lamentations 3:20, Romans 6:17, Romans 6:18, Ephesians 2:1-3, Ephesians 2:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 13:3 - Remember Exodus 20:10 - thy stranger Leviticus 23:14 - it shall be Deuteronomy 5:15 - remember Deuteronomy 24:18 - General Ezra 7:10 - to do it Jeremiah 34:13 - in the 2 Thessalonians 3:14 - obey

Cross-References

Genesis 16:5
Sarai told Abram, "It's all your fault that I'm suffering this abuse. I put my maid in bed with you and the minute she knows she's pregnant, she treats me like I'm nothing. May God decide which of us is right."

Genesis 21:20
God was on the boy's side as he grew up. He lived out in the desert and became a skilled archer. He lived in the Paran wilderness. And his mother got him a wife from Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt,.... And now delivered from that bondage; the consideration of which should make them liberal in their freewill offering, and generous in the feast they provided, and compassionate to the stranger, widow, and fatherless:

and thou shalt observe and do these statutes; concerning the passover, the feast of unleavened bread, and of Pentecost, and the peace offerings and the freewill offerings belonging to them: and nothing could more strongly oblige them to observe them than their redemption from their bondage in Egypt; as nothing more engages to the performance of good works than the consideration of our spiritual and eternal redemption by Christ, 1 Corinthians 6:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Feast of Weeks; and Deuteronomy 16:13-17, Feast of Tabernacles. Nothing is here added to the rules given in Leviticus and Numbers except the clauses so often recurring in Deuteronomy and so characteristic of it, which restrict the public celebration of the festivals to the sanctuary, and enjoin that the enjoyments of them should be extended to the Levites, widows, orphans, etc.