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Exodus 13:14
ESV And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
NIV "In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
NASB And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘With a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
CSB "In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘By the strength of his hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
NLT And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.
KJV And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
NKJV So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

What does Exodus 13:14 mean?

As generations pass, Israel's children are to be raised with certain traditions (Exodus 12:14, 17, 24; 13:10). These are meant to remind God's chosen people (Deuteronomy 14:2) of what He did to free them from slavery (Exodus 12:27; 13:8–9). Ideally, parents should not wait until their children begin to ask such questions. Rather, it's best to teach children the meaning of traditions from a young age (Deuteronomy 6:5–9).

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Dedication of the Firstborn each provide specific, physical reminders of the Lord's power. In a culture where most people were illiterate, these rituals provided physical teaching tools to remind the people of God's acts. In the New Testament, Jesus provided His followers with two physical rituals as well. They include baptism (Matthew 28:19) and remembering His death through the Lord's Supper or Communion (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24–26). These acts became common among both Jewish and Gentile believers and continue to remain an important part of Christian worship today.
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