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Berean Standard Bible

“and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.”

Deuteronomy 26:5

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Once Israel is settled in the land, each family is to bring the first of the harvest to the priest. Moses gives the worshiper a short creed to recite at that moment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces hablarás y dirás delante de Jehová tu Dios: Un Siro á punto de perecer fué mi padre, el cual descendió á Egipto y peregrinó allá con pocos hombres, y allí creció en gente grande, fuerte y numerosa:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y tú dirás delante del Señor tu Dios: “Mis antepasados fueron emigrantes arameos que fueron a Egipto en busca de refugio. Eran pocos en número pero en Egipto se convirtieron en una nación poderosa.

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