וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
Properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male · a servant · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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זָכַר H2142 properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember ; by implication, to mention ; to be male
עֶבֶד H5650 a servant
מִצְרַיִם H4714 Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
What does וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (vezakarta ki eved hayita be-erets Mitsrayim) mean in the Bible?
זָכַר · עֶבֶד · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "Remember that you were a slave in Egypt the covenant memory formula that grounds economic ethics".
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