Verse 5

Deuteronomy 26:5

English Revised Version

5 And thou shalt answer and say before the LORD thy God (Elohim), 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:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עָנִ֨יתָ וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֜ לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔/י וַ/יֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָ/ה וַ/יָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּ/מְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וַֽ/יְהִי שָׁ֕ם לְ/ג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָ/רָֽב
English Translation
And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God, "A wandering Aramean was my father, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there with a few men, and there he became a great, mighty, and numerous nation."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 26 Context
1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God (Elohim) giveth thee for... Focus ↗
2 that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring in from thy... Focus ↗
3 And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this da... Focus ↗
4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD... Focus ↗
5 And thou shalt answer and say before the LORD thy God (Elohim), A Syrian ready to perish was my fath...
6 and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: Focus ↗
7 and we cried unto the LORD, the God (Elohim) of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice, and saw o... Focus ↗
8 and the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and wit... Focus ↗
9 and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and ho... Focus ↗
10 And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, O LORD, hast given... Focus ↗
11 and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the LORD thy God (Elohim) hath given unto thee, and unt... Focus ↗
12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is th... Focus ↗
13 and thou shalt say before the LORD thy God (Elohim), I have put away the hallowed things out of mine... Focus ↗
14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given t... Focus ↗
15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which t... Focus ↗
16 This day the LORD thy God (Elohim) commandeth thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt th... Focus ↗
17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God (Elohim), and that thou shouldest walk in his way... Focus ↗
18 and the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be a peculiar people unto himself, as he hath promised t... Focus ↗
19 and to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; a... Focus ↗