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Exodus 13:3

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 13:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Exodus 13:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
4This day ye go forth in the month Abib.
5And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
6Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses said unto the people, etc.] After the Lord had spoken to him, and said the above things: remember this day in which ye came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; or “of servants” f387 where they had been servants to the Egyptians, by whom they had been made to serve with rigour, and their lives made bitter with hard bondage; that country had been like a prison house unto them, where they had been detained captives, and treated in a very cruel manner; but now they were come out of this place and state of servitude, even that very day, the fifteenth of Nisan; and which therefore it became them to remember, they and theirs, in all succeeding generations, as the Lord had directed,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“MEMORIAL OF THE PASSOVER. (Exo 13:3-10) Moses said unto the people, Remember this day--The day that gave them a national existence and introduced them into the privileges of independence and freedom, deserved to live in the memories of the Hebrews and their posterity; and, considering the signal interposition of God displayed in it, to be held not only in perpetual, but devout remembrance. house of bondage--literally, "house of slaves"--that is, a servile and degrading condition. for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place--The emancipation of Israel would never have been obtained except it had been wrung from the Egyptian tyrant by the appalling judgments of God, as had…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Remember: Exo 12:42, Exo 20:8, Exo 23:15; Deu 5:15, Deu 15:15, Deu 16:3, Deu 16:12, Deu 24:18, Deu 24:22; Ch1 16:12; Psa 105:5; Luk 22:19; Co1 11:24 out of the: Exo 13:14, Exo 20:2; Deu 5:6, Deu 6:12, Deu 8:14, Deu 13:5, Deu 13:10; Jos 24:17 bondage: Heb. servants strength: Exo 6:1; Deu 4:34, Deu 11:2, Deu 11:3; Neh 9:10; Eph 1:19 there: Exo 12:8, Exo 12:15; Mat 10:12; Co1 5:8 Exodus 13:4”
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