The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt reminds us that many little things had to happen for us to be free. Had God but done any one of these kindnesses, it would have been enough – dayeinu. Dayenu also reminds us that each of our lives is the cumulative result of many blessings, small and large. 

As one person reads all that was done, we respond "Dayenu".

If God had taken us out of Egypt and had not killed their firstborn- DAYENU

If God had killed their firstborn and had not split the Sea for us- DAYENU

If God had split the Sea for us and had not taken us through it on dry land- DAYENU

If God had taken us through it on dry land and had not pushed down our enemies in sea- DAYENU

If God had pushed down our enemies in the Sea and had not supplied our needs in the wilderness for forty years- DAYENU

If God had supplied our needs in the wilderness for forty years and had not fed us the manna- DAYENU

If God had fed us the manna and had not given us the Shabbat- DAYENU

If God had given us the Shabbat and had not brought us close to Mount Sinai- DAYENU

If God had brought us close to Mount Sinai and had not given us the Torah- DAYENU

If God had given us the Torah and had not brought us into the land of Israel- DAYENU

If God had brought us into the land of Israel and had not built us the temple- DAYENU

אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, דַּיֵּנוּ

Ilu hotzi- hotzianu, Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu

If God had only taken us out of Egypt, that would have been enough!

אִלּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה, דַּיֵּנוּ

Ilu natan natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah, Natan lanu et ha-Torah , Dayeinu

If God had only given us the Torah, that would have been enough.


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu