Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 26:5
5and 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you are to declare | וְעָנִ֨יתָ | wə·‘ā·nî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י׀ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| My father | אָבִ֔י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| was a wandering | אֹבֵ֣ד | ’ō·ḇêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6 perish |
| Aramean | אֲרַמִּי֙ | ’ă·ram·mî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H761 Aramean |
| and he went down | וַיֵּ֣רֶד | way·yê·reḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | miṣ·ray·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| few in number | מְעָ֑ט | mə·‘āṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| and lived | וַיָּ֥גָר | way·yā·ḡār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and became | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a great | גָּד֖וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| nation | לְג֥וֹי | lə·ḡō·w | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| mighty | עָצ֥וּם | ‘ā·ṣūm | Adjective - masculine singular | H6099 mighty, numerous |
| and numerous | וָרָֽב׃ | wā·rāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 10:22 · Genesis 46:27 · Genesis 31:20 · Genesis 43:1–2 · Genesis 45:7 · Genesis 31:24 · Genesis 43:12 · Genesis 45:11 · Hosea 12:12 · Genesis 25:20 · Genesis 24:4 · Acts 7:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.