# When your son asks you later, 'What does this mean?' then you are to tell him

The first quotation can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "When your son asks you later what this means, then you are to tell him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])

# strong hand

The word "hand" here represents God's actions or works. See how you translated this in [Exodus 6:1](../06/01.md). AT: "the power I show in my works" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the house of slavery

Moses speaks of Egypt as if it were a house where people keep slaves. See how you translated this in [Exodus 13:3](./03.md). AT: "the place where you were slaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# become a reminder on your hands, and a reminder on your forehead

This expresses two ways to remember the importance of the passover event. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Exodus 13:8-10](./08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stiffnecked]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]