Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 11:3
the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the second generation of Israelites gathered on the plains of Moab, instructing them to actively recall the divine discipline and mighty interventions they witnessed in the wilderness before entering Canaan.
The words — The text highlights אֹֽתֹתָי/ו֙ ('o.to.Ta/v) as "signs/his" and מַעֲשָׂ֔י/ו (ma.'a.Sa/v) as "deeds/his," using possessive suffixes to tie the demonstrations directly to God's personal agency.
The thread — This specific pairing of signs and works appears as covenant proof in Deuteronomy 7:19 and 4:34, and is repeated in Psalms 78:12 as the foundational record for ancestral memory.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to anchor their identity and obedience in documented historical interventions rather than abstract theology, demanding concrete remembrance of where and how God acted.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 7:19 the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
- Deuteronomy 4:34 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
- Psalms 78:12 He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
- Psalms 105:27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 135:9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Jeremiah 32:20 You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day.