Deuteronomy 6:20 (LSB)

Passage

“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which Yahweh our God commanded you?’

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of Yahweh, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which Yahweh swore to give your fathers,

Deuteronomy 6:19 by driving out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has spoken.

Deuteronomy 6:20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which Yahweh our God commanded you?’

Deuteronomy 6:21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and Yahweh brought us from Egypt with a strong hand.

Deuteronomy 6:22 Moreover, Yahweh showed great and calamitous signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "asks", "time", "come", "saying", "testimonies", "statutes", "judgments", and "mean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "asks" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "by driving out all your enemies from..." into verse 21's "then you shall say to your son...", so "asks" and "time" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "asks" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.