King James Bible
"And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:"
Moses recalls God's miraculous acts during the Exodus—the plagues that devastated Egypt. The Hebrew word for 'sore' implies these were grievous, painful judgments that demonstrated Yahweh's supreme power over Egyptian gods and nature itself. The plagues struck comprehensively: the nation, its ruler, and his family—showing no earthly power could resist God's will. This systematic judgment emphasized that Israel's deliverance came through defeating the mightiest empire of that era. Moses speaks to the generation who witnessed these events firsthand, making this not distant history but lived experience. This eyewitness testimony forms the basis for teaching future generations about God's saving power, as the broader context of Deuteronomy 6 commands.