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Exodus 13:9Exod.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.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Ce sera pour toi comme un signe sur ta main et comme un souvenir entre tes yeux, afin que la loi de l'Eternel soit dans ta bouche; car c'est par sa main puissante que l'Eternel t'a fait sortir d'Egypte.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    e a sign of the covenant between Me and you": and of the celebration of the Passover it is written ( Ex. 13:9 ): "It shall be as a sign in thy hand, and as a memorial before thy eyes." Therefore much more did the other ceremonial precepts have none but a figurative reason. Object…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    t men are not bound to pay first-fruits. After giving the law of the first-born the text continues ( Ex. 13:9 ): "It shall be as a sign in thy hand," so that, apparently, it is a ceremonial precept. But ceremonial precepts are not to be observed in the New Law. Neither therefore…

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