16So it shall 13:16 Lit be forserve as a sign on your hand and as 13:16 Or frontlet-bandsphylacteries 13:16 Lit between your eyeson your forehead, for with 13:16 Lit strength of handa powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
16So it shall serve as a sign and a reminder on your [left] hand (arm) and as 13:16 Heb totaphoth, later renamed tefillin (“attachment”) but often called phylacteries (Gr “safeguards”) these came to be small cube-shaped leather pouches which contained tiny parchments of Ex 13:1-16 and Deut 6:4-9; 11:13-21. They were strapped to the forehead and the left forearm of Jewish men (or the right forearm, if a man was left-handed) in obedience to the commands in this verse and Deut 6:8. Phylacteries and the parchments contained in them were very artistically made, and are still worn today by observant Jews during morning services.frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong and powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
16This holy day will be like a mark on your hand. It will be like a sign on your forehead. It will remind you that the Lord used his mighty hand to bring us out of Egypt.”