and he shall answer and say before the Lord thy God, My father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great multitude.
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Deuteronomy 26:5
And thou shalt answere and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian was my father, who being ready to perish for hunger, went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a small company, and grew there vnto a nation great, mightie and full of people.
Parallel Translations
and he shall answer and say before the Lord your God, My father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great multitude.
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:
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.
Cross References
Genesis 46:27Deuteronomy 10:22Genesis 31:20Genesis 43:1–2Genesis 31:24Genesis 45:11Genesis 45:7Genesis 43:12Genesis 24:4Hosea 12:12Isaiah 51:1–2Genesis 25:20Psalms 105:23–24Acts 7:15Deuteronomy 7:7
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