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Deuteronomy 26:5

American Standard Version

And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

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Deuteronomy 26:5 in other translations

You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.

Deuteronomy 26:5 · World English Bible

Deuteronomy 26:5 in context

  1. 3And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land which Jehovah sware unto our fathers to give us.
  2. 4And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.
  3. 5And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
  4. 6And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
  5. 7and we cried unto Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression;