Deuteronomy 26:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 26:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 26:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 26:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 26:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean <FI>is<Fi> my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 26:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou shalt speak and say before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean was my father, and he went down to Egypt with a few, and sojourned there, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 26:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 26:5 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 26:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 26
3 E chegarás ao sacerdote que for naqueles dias, e lhe dirás: Reconheço hoje ao SENHOR teu Deus que ei entrado na terra que jurou o SENHOR a nossos pais que nos havia de dar.
4 E o sacerdote tomará o cesto de tua mão, e o porá diante do altar do SENHOR teu Deus.
5 Então falarás e dirás diante do SENHOR teu Deus: Um arameu a ponto de perecer foi meu pai, o qual desceu ao Egito e peregrinou ali com poucos homens, e ali cresceu em gente grande, forte e numerosa:
6 E os egípcios nos maltrataram, e nos afligiram, e puseram sobre nós dura servidão.
7 E clamamos ao SENHOR Deus de nossos pais; e ouviu o SENHOR nossa voz, e viu nossa aflição, e nosso sofrimento, e nossa opressão:
What Does Deuteronomy 26:5 Mean?
Deuteronomy 26:5 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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