Deuteronomy 6:20

20 In the future when your children ask you, "What is the meaning of the laws, commands, and rules the Lord our God gave us?"

Deuteronomy 6:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:20

And when thy son asketh thee in time to come
Or "tomorrow" ^F24; that is, in later times, as Jarchi interprets it; any time after this, and particularly after they were come into the land of Canaan, when the several laws, statutes, and ordinances appointed, would take place and be obeyed:

what [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
the Lord our God hath commanded you?
what is the reason of the various rites, customs, and usages, the observance of which is directed to, such as the feasts of passover, pentecost, tabernacles, sacrifices, and other duties of religion?

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (rxm) "cras", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.

Deuteronomy 6:20 In-Context

18 Do what the Lord says is good and right so that things will go well for you. Then you may go in and take the good land the Lord promised to your ancestors.

19 He will force all your enemies out as you go in, as the Lord has said.

20 In the future when your children ask you, "What is the meaning of the laws, commands, and rules the Lord our God gave us?"

21 tell them, "We were slaves to the king of Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt by his great power.

22 The Lord showed us great and terrible signs and miracles, which he did to Egypt, the king, and his whole family.