Deuteronomy 26:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And thou shalt speakוְעָנִ֨יתָh6030
1and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֜h559
2beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀h6440
3the LORDיְהוָ֣הh3068
4thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָh430
5A Syrianאֲרַמִּי֙h761
6ready to perishאֹבֵ֣דh6
7was my fatherאָבִ֔יh1
8and he went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדh3381
9into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהh4714
10and sojournedוַיָּ֥גָרh1481
11שָׁ֖םh8033
12there withבִּמְתֵ֣יh4962
13a fewמְעָ֑טh4592
14וַֽיְהִיh1961
15שָׁ֕םh8033
16and became there a nationלְג֥וֹיh1471
17greatגָּד֖וֹלh1419
18mightyעָצ֥וּםh6099
19and populousוָרָֽב׃h7227

Other Translations

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:

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And thou shalt speak and say before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramean was my father, and he went down to Egypt with a few, and sojourned there, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down to Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

World English Bible (WEB)

You shall answer and say before Yahweh your 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean `is' my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;