| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 26:5:1 ⧉וְעָנִ֨יתָveaneetaand you shall answer Deuteronomy 26:5:2 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֜veamartaand you shall say Deuteronomy 26:5:3 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifneibefore Deuteronomy 26:5:4 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehLORD Deuteronomy 26:5:5 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָeloheikhayour God Deuteronomy 26:5:6 ⧉אֲרַמִּי֙aramian Aramean Deuteronomy 26:5:7 ⧉אֹבֵ֣דovedwandering Deuteronomy 26:5:8 ⧉אָבִ֔יaviwas my father Deuteronomy 26:5:9 ⧉וַיֵּ֣רֶדvayeredand he went down Deuteronomy 26:5:10 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitsraimato Egypt Deuteronomy 26:5:11 ⧉וַיָּ֥גָרvayagarand he sojourned Deuteronomy 26:5:12 ⧉שָׁ֖םshamthere Deuteronomy 26:5:13 ⧉בִּמְתֵ֣יbimteiwith few Deuteronomy 26:5:14 ⧉מְעָ֑טmeatin number Deuteronomy 26:5:15 ⧉וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֕םvayehishamand he became there Deuteronomy 26:5:16 ⧉לְג֥וֹיlegoia nation Deuteronomy 26:5:17 ⧉גָּד֖וֹלgadolgreat Deuteronomy 26:5:18 ⧉עָצ֥וּםatsummighty Deuteronomy 26:5:19 ⧉וָרָֽב׃varavand numerous |
| 5. Formal Translation Then you shall respond and say before the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheicha, Promise Keeper} “My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation You must declare before the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheicha, Covenant Protector} “My ancestor was a homeless Aramean who went down to Egypt with a mere handful of people, and there he grew into a powerful, numerous nation.” |