26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to you, What mean ye by this service?


In Context

23 And Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to smite you.

24 And ye shall observe this as an ordinance for thee and for thy sons for ever.

25 And it shall come to pass, when ye are come into the land that Jehovah will give you, as he has promised, that ye shall keep this service.

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

27 that ye shall say, It is a sacrifice of passover to Jehovah, 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 their heads and worshipped.

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

Exodus 12:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:26And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:26And when your children shall say to you: What is the meaning of this service?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:26It will happen, when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this service?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:26and it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What is this service ye have?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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