Deuteronomy 26:5

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Deuteronomy 26:5

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New American Standard Bible

You shall answer and say before the Lord your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.

King James Version

And 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:

Holman Bible

You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:

My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.

International Standard Version

Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the LORD your God:

A Conservative Version

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

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.

Amplified

And you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘My father [Jacob] was a wandering Aramean, and he [along with his family] went down to Egypt and lived there [as strangers], few in number; but while there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.

Bible in Basic English

And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:

Darby Translation

And thou shalt speak and say before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramean was my father, and he went down to Egypt with a few, and sojourned there, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou didst answer and say before Jehovah thy God, An unfortunate Syrian my father; and he went down into Egypt, and he will sojourn there with a few men, and will be there into a great nation, mighty and many.

King James 2000

And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, An Aramean 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:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And {you shall declare} and you shall say {before} your God, 'My ancestor [was] a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, and there he dwelt as an alien {few in number}, and there he became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

Modern King James verseion

And you shall speak and say before Jehovah your God, My father was a Syrian ready to perish. And he went down to Egypt, and stayed there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and many.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou shalt answer and say before the LORD thy God, 'The Syrians would have destroyed my father, and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there with a few folk and grew there unto a nation great, mighty and full of people.

NET Bible

Then you must affirm before the Lord your God, "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.

New Heart English Bible

You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, "A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

The Emphasized Bible

And thou shalt respond and say before Yahweh thy God - A Syrian ready to perish, was my father, so he went down to Egypt, and became a sojourner there with men only few; but he became there a nation great, mighty and numerous;

Webster

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down to Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean is my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;

Themes

First fruits » Presented at the tabernacle

First fruits » To be offered as a thank-offering upon entrance into the land of promise

First fruits » To be offered » With thanksgiving

Syria » Originally included mesopotamia

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And thou shalt speak

H6030

ענה
`anah

answer, hear, testify, speak, sing, bear, cry, witness, give,

Usage: 329

and say

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

before

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

thy God

H430

אלהים
'elohiym

God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly

Usage: 2600

A Syrian

H761

ארמּי
'Arammiy

Syrian, Aramite

Usage: 12

ready to perish

אבד
'abad

perish, destroy, lose, fail, surely, utterly, broken, destruction, escape, flee, spendeth, take, undone, void

Usage: 184

was my father

אב
'ab

father, chief, families, desire, fatherless , forefathers , patrimony, prince, principal

Usage: 1214

and he went down

H3381

ירד
Yarad

down, descend, variant, fell, let, abundantly, down by, indeed, put off, light off, out, sank, subdued, take

Usage: 378

into Egypt

H4714

מצרים
Mitsrayim

Egypt, Egyptian, Mizraim, Egyptians

Usage: 681

and sojourned

H1481

גּוּר
Guwr

sojourn, dwell, afraid, stranger, gather together, fear, abide, assemble, stand in awe, gathered, inhabitant, remain, sojourners, surely

Usage: 98

there with

H4962

מת
Math

men, few, few , friends, number, persons, small, with

Usage: 21

a few

H4592

מעט מעט
M@`at

little, few, while, almost, small thing, small, some, matter, soon, fewer, fewest, lightly, very, little way, worth

Usage: 101

and became there a nation

H1471

גּי גּוי
Gowy

nation, heathen, Gentiles, people

Usage: 558

great

H1419

גּדל גּדול
Gadowl

great, high, greater, loud, greatest, elder, great man, mighty, eldest,

Usage: 528

mighty

H6099

עצם עצוּם
`atsuwm

strong, mighty, mightier, feeble, great, much

Usage: 31

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 26:5

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 16007
Deuteronomy Rank: 421
7 Topics
4 Themes
23 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
3 Phrases
3 Names
20 References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

⁴ Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. ⁵ You shall answer and say before the Lord your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation. ⁶ And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.