Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the LORD your God:
New American Standard Bible
You shall answer and say before the Lord your God, ‘
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.
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
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
Interlinear
`anah
Paniym
'elohiym
'abad
'ab
Yarad
Guwr
M@`at
Gadowl
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 26:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
4 Then the priest will take the basket from you and place it in front of the altar of the LORD your God. 5 Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the LORD your God: 6 "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, who went down to Egypt and traveled there with very few family members, yet there he became a great, powerful, and populous nation. But the Egyptians oppressed us, afflicted us, and assigned us to hard labor.
Cross References
Genesis 43:1-2
Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.
Genesis 46:27
Joseph had two sons born to him in Egypt, and all of Jacob's household who went to Egypt numbered 70.
Deuteronomy 10:22
Your ancestors went down to Egypt with 70 people, but the LORD your God has now made you as numerous as the stars in the sky."
Genesis 43:12
Also take twice as much money with you so you can return the money that had been replaced in the mouth of your sacks. Maybe it was an accounting mistake on his part.
Genesis 45:7
God sent me ahead of you to keep you alive on the earth, and to save you all in a magnificent way.
Genesis 45:11
I'll provide for you there, since there are still five years of famine left to go, and you, your households, and everything you own would have otherwise become impoverished.
Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled into the land of Aram; Israel served there to obtain his wife, tending sheep to gain his wife.
Acts 7:15
So Jacob went down to Egypt. Then he and our ancestors died.
Genesis 24:4
Instead, you are to go to my country and to my family and acquire a wife for my son Isaac."
Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 27:41
So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself, "The time to mourn for my father is very near. That's when I'm going to kill my brother Jacob."
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob off toward Paddan-aram to visit Bethuel's son Laban, the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Genesis 31:20
Moreover, Jacob had deceived Laban the Aramean, because he had never told him that he was intending to leave.
Genesis 31:24
That night, God appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, "Be careful what you say to Jacob, whether it's one word good or bad."
Genesis 31:40
As it was, I was attacked by drought during the day and by cold at night. I never got any decent rest.
Genesis 46:1-7
Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 47:27
Israel remained in Egypt's Goshen territory, acquired land there, became prosperous, and his descendants grew very numerous.
Exodus 1:5
All those who descended from Jacob totaled 75 persons. Now Joseph was already in Egypt.
Exodus 1:7
But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:12
But the more the Egyptians afflicted the Israelis, the more they multiplied and flourished, so that the Egyptians became terrified of the Israelis.
Deuteronomy 7:7
"It wasn't because you were more numerous than other people of the earth that the LORD committed himself to you and chose you. In fact, you were the least numerous of all the nations.
Psalm 105:23-24
Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
Isaiah 51:1-2
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD! Look to the rock from which you were cut, to the quarry from which you were hewn.