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Deuteronomy

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"You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"You shall answer to answer, respond Verb H6030 וְעָנִ֨יתָ ve·'a·ni·ta
and say to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ ve·'a·mar·ta
before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh
your God, God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ e·lo·hei·cha
My father father Noun H1 אָבִ֔י a·vi,
was a wandering to perish Verb H6 אֹבֵ֣ד o·ved
Aramean, an inhab. of Aram (Syria) Adjective H761 אֲרַמִּי֙ a·ram·mi
and he went down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai·ye·red
to Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יְמָה mitz·ray·mah,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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and sojourned to sojourn Verb H1481 וַיָּ֥גָר vai·ya·gar
there, there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֖ם sham
few a little, fewness, a few sub H4592 מְעָ֑ט me·'at;
in number; male, man H4962    
but there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֕ם sham
he became to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַֽיְהִי־ vay·hi-
a great, great Adjective H1419 גָּדֹ֖ול ga·do·vl
mighty mighty, numerous Adjective H6099 עָצ֥וּם a·tzum
and populous much, many, great Adjective H7227 וָרָֽב׃ va·rav.
nation. nation, people Noun H1471 לְגֹ֥וי le·go·vy

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.
King James Bible "You shall answer And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD your thy God, 'My father A Syrian ready to perish was a wandering Aramean, my father, and he went down to Egypt into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; but there he with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty mighty, and populous nation.populous:
Hebrew Greek English "You shall answer and say before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation.