Deuteronomy 26:5 in 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;
| And thou shalt speak | וְעָנִ֨יתָ | wĕʿānîtā | veh-ah-NEE-ta |
| say and | וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֜ | wĕʾāmartā | veh-ah-mahr-TA |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י׀ | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| the Lord | יְהוָ֣ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| God, thy | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ʾĕlōhêkā | ay-loh-HAY-ha |
| A Syrian | אֲרַמִּי֙ | ʾărammiy | uh-ra-MEE |
| perish to ready | אֹבֵ֣ד | ʾōbēd | oh-VADE |
| was my father, | אָבִ֔י | ʾābî | ah-VEE |
| down went he and | וַיֵּ֣רֶד | wayyēred | va-YAY-red |
| into Egypt, | מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | miṣraymâ | meets-RA-ma |
| and sojourned | וַיָּ֥גָר | wayyāgor | va-YA-ɡore |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | shahm |
| with | בִּמְתֵ֣י | bimtê | beem-TAY |
| few, a | מְעָ֑ט | mĕʿāṭ | meh-AT |
| and became | וַֽיְהִי | wayhî | VA-hee |
| there | שָׁ֕ם | šām | shahm |
| nation, a | לְג֥וֹי | lĕgôy | leh-ɡOY |
| great, | גָּד֖וֹל | gādôl | ɡa-DOLE |
| mighty, | עָצ֥וּם | ʿāṣûm | ah-TSOOM |
| and populous: | וָרָֽב׃ | wārāb | va-RAHV |