Deuteronomy 26:5
King James Version
Translation: KJV
3And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us.Select Deuteronomy 26:3
4And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God.Select Deuteronomy 26:4
5And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:Select Deuteronomy 26:5
6And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:Select Deuteronomy 26:6
7And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:Select Deuteronomy 26:7
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WEB
26:5 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.
ASV
26:5 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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