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


In Context

23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.

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

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

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

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 worshiped.

28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say to 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 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?