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Exd 13:9 — And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

a sign		This expression, says Michaelis, alludes to the custom of the Orientals, of burning in their right hand all kinds of marks with the ashes of henna, which gives an indelible colour; and this is done even to this day. They were likewise accustomed to write all kinds of sayings, and frequently superstitious words, on slips or pieces of linen, which they wore as ornaments on their foreheads. Exd 13:16; Exd 12:14; Num 15:39; Deu 6:6,8; Deu 11:18,19; Pro 1:9; Pro 3:21; Pro 6:20-23; Pro 7:23; Sgs 8:6; Isa 49:16; Jer 22:24; Mat 23:5
may be		Deu 30:14; Jos 1:8; Isa 59:21; Rom 10:8
strong hand		Exd 13:3; Exd 6:1-30; Jos 1:9; Neh 1:10; Psa 89:13; Isa 27:1; Isa 40:10; Isa 51:9; Joe 2:11; Rev 18:8

Correlating Passages

a sign

	Exd 13:16	And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
	Exd 12:14	And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
	Num 15:39	And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
	Deu 6:6	And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
	Deu 6:8	And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
	Deu 11:18	Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
	Deu 11:19	And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
	Pro 1:9	For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
	Pro 3:21	My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
	Pro 6:20	My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
	Pro 6:21	Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
	Pro 6:22	When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
	Pro 6:23	For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
	Pro 7:23	Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
	Sgs 8:6	Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame.
	Isa 49:16	Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.
	Jer 22:24	[As] I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
	Mat 23:5	But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

may be

	Deu 30:14	But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
	Jos 1:8	This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
	Isa 59:21	As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
	Rom 10:8	But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

strong hand

	Exd 13:3	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 the LORD brought you out from this [place]: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
	Exd 6:1	Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
	Exd 6:2	And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD:
	Exd 6:3	And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
	Exd 6:4	And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
	Exd 6:5	And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
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	Jos 1:9	Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.
	Neh 1:10	Now these [are] thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
	Psa 89:13	Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
	Isa 27:1	In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea.
	Isa 40:10	Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong [hand], and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before him.
	Isa 51:9	Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?
	Joe 2:11	And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp [is] very great: for [he is] strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD [is] great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
	Rev 18:8	Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.

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Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 13:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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