Deuteronomy 26:5

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
speak	וְעָנִ֨יתָ ve.'a.Ni.ta	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Syrian	אֲרַמִּי֙ 'a.ra.Mi	H761	an Aramite or Aramaean · noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
perish	אֹבֵ֣ד 'o.Ved	H6	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
father	אָבִ֔י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
down	וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai.Ye.red	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יְמָה mitz.Ray.mah	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
sojourned	וַיָּ֥גָר vai.Ya.gor	H1481	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
with	בִּמְתֵ֣י bim.Tei	H4962	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
few	מְעָ֑ט me.'At	H4592	a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
nation	לְג֥וֹי le.Goy	H1471	a foreign nation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
great	גָּד֖וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
mighty	עָצ֥וּם 'a.Tzum	H6099	powerful (specifically · adjective, masculine singular absolute
populous	וָרָֽב va.Rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 46:27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were three…
Deuteronomy 10:22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitu…
Genesis 31:20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis 43:1-2 And the famine was sore in the land.
Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 43:12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventu…
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Genesis 45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Here is, I. A good work ordered to be done, and that is the presenting of a basket of their first-fruits to God every year, Deu 26:1, Deu 26:2. Besides the sheaf of first-fruits, which was offered for the whole land, on the morrow after the passover (Lev 23:10), every man was to bring for himself a basket of first-fruits at the feast of pentecost, when the harvest was ended, which is therefore called the feast of first-fruits (Exo 34:22), and is said to be kept with a tribute of free-will-offering, Deu 16:10. But the Jews say, "The first-fruits, if not brought then, might be brought any time after, between that and winter." When a man went into the field or vineyard at the time when the frui…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 26:5

thou shalt say . . . A Syrian ready to perish was my father--rather, "a wandering Syrian." The ancestors of the Hebrews were nomad shepherds, either Syrians by birth as Abraham, or by long residence as Jacob. When they were established as a nation in the possession of the promised land, they were indebted to God's unmerited goodness for their distinguished privileges, and in token of gratitude they brought this basket of first-fruits.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 26:5

And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God,.... Speak with a loud voice, lifting up the voice, as Jarchi interprets it; or "answer" (e), to the question the priest will ask, saying, what is this thou hast brought? as Aben Ezra remarks; and this being said in the tabernacle, and before the priest of the Lord, and as in the presence of the Lord, is represented as said before him, which is as follows: a Syrian ready to perish was my father; meaning Jacob, who though born in Canaan, his mother was a Syrian, and his grandfather Abraham was of Chaldea, a part of Syria; and Jacob married two wives in Syria, and all his children were born there but Benjamin, and where he lived twenty year…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Aram — The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word is the Greek form of Ram, the father of Amminadab (1 Chr. 2:10). The word means…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Meat-offering — (Heb. minhah), originally a gift of any kind. This Hebrew word came latterly to denote an “unbloody” sacrifice, as opposed to a “bloody” sacrifice. A “drink-offering” generally accompanied it. The…
First Fruits · Presented at the tabernacle — Presented at the tabernacle
First Fruits, The · To be offered: With thanksgiving — To be offered: With thanksgiving
Patriotism · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Syria · Originally included Mesopotamia — Originally included Mesopotamia

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 26:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 26:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 26:5

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 26:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 26:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 26:5

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 26:5

Rashi on Deuteronomy 26:5