“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 (KJV) |

Deuteronomy 26:5

From Deuteronomy 26, in the Book of Deuteronomy (Old Testament).

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And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.

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And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

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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:

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And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

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And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

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