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Deuteronomy 26:5

NETBible	Then you must affirm before the Lord your God, “A wandering¹ Aramean² was my ancestor,³ and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number,⁴ but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.
NIV © biblegateway Deu 26:5	Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 26:5	"You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.
NLT © biblegateway Deu 26:5	You must then say in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live in Egypt. His family was few in number, but in Egypt they became a mighty and numerous nation.
MSG © biblegateway Deu 26:5	And there in the Presence of GOD, your God, you will recite, A wandering Aramean was my father, he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, he and just a handful of his brothers at first, but soon they became a great nation, mighty and many.
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 26:5	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:
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 26:5	you shall make this response before the LORD your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous.
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 26:5	"And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: ‘My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
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KJV	And thou shalt speak <06030> (8804) and say <0559> (8804) before <06440> the LORD <03068> thy God <0430>_, A Syrian <0761> ready to perish <06> (8802) [was] my father <01>_, and he went down <03381> (8799) into Egypt <04714>_, and sojourned <01481> (8799) there with <04962> a few <04592>_, and became there a nation <01471>_, great <01419>_, mighty <06099>_, and populous <07227>_:
NASB © biblegateway Deu 26:5	"You shall answer <06030> and say <0559> before <06440> the LORD <03068> your God <0430> , 'My father <01> was a wandering <06> Aramean <0761> , and he went <03381> down <03381> to Egypt <04714> and sojourned <01481> there <08033> , few <04592> in number <04962> ; but there <08033> he became <01961> a great <01419> , mighty <06099> and populous <07227> nation <01471> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ apokriyhsh {V-FPI-2S} kai <2532> CONJ ereiv {V-FAI-2S} enanti <1725> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM sou <4771> P-GS surian <4947> N-PRI apebalen <577> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ katebh <2597> V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP aigupton <125> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ parwkhsen {V-AAI-3S} ekei <1563> ADV en <1722> PREP ariymw <706> N-DSM bracei <1024> A-DSM kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S ekei <1563> ADV eiv <1519> PREP eynov <1484> N-ASN mega <3173> A-ASN kai <2532> CONJ plhyov <4128> N-ASN polu <4183> A-ASN kai <2532> CONJ mega <3173> A-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	Then <06030> you must affirm <0559> before <06440> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> , “A wandering <06> Aramean <0761> was my ancestor <01> , and he went down <03381> to Egypt <04714> and lived <01481> there <08033> as a foreigner with a household few <04592> in number <04592> , but there <08033> he became <01961> a great <01419> , powerful <06099> , and numerous <07227> people <01471> .
HEBREW	brw <07227> Mwue <06099> lwdg <01419> ywgl <01471> Ms <08033> yhyw <01961> jem <04592> ytmb <04462> Ms <08033> rgyw <01481> hmyrum <04714> dryw <03381> yba <01> dba <06> ymra <0761> Kyhla <0430> hwhy <03068> ynpl <06440> trmaw <0559> tynew (26:5) <06030>

NETBible

Then you must affirm before the Lord your God, “A wandering¹ Aramean² was my ancestor,³ and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number,⁴ but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.

NET Notes

¹tn Though the Hebrew term אָבַד (’avad) generally means “to perish” or the like (HALOT 2-3 s.v.; BDB 1-2 s.v.; cf. KJV “a Syrian ready to perish”), a meaning “to go astray” or “to be lost” is also attested. The ambivalence in the Hebrew text is reflected in the versions where LXX Vaticanus reads ἀπέβαλεν (apebalen, “lose”) for a possibly metathesized reading found in Alexandrinus, Ambrosianus, ἀπέλαβεν (apelaben, “receive”); others attest κατέλειπεν (kateleipen, “leave, abandon”). “Wandering” seems to suit best the contrast with the sedentary life Israel would enjoy in Canaan (v. 9) and is the meaning followed by many English versions.

²sn A wandering Aramean. This is a reference to Jacob whose mother Rebekah was an Aramean (Gen 24:10; 25:20, 26) and who himself lived in Aram for at least twenty years (Gen 31:41-42).

³tn Heb “father.”

⁴tn Heb “sojourned there few in number.” The words “with a household” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.