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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:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And thou shalt speak testify Verb H6030 וְעָנִ֨יתָ ve·'a·ni·ta
and say answer Verb H559 וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ ve·'a·mar·ta
before accept Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh
thy God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ e·lo·hei·cha
[was] my father chief Noun H1 אָבִ֔י a·vi,
ready to perish break Verb H6 אֹבֵ֣ד o·ved
A Syrian Syrian Adjective H761 אֲרַמִּי֙ a·ram·mi
and he went down descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai·ye·red
into Egypt Egypt 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 abide Verb H1481 וַיָּ֥גָר vai·ya·gar
there in it Adverb H8033 שָׁ֖ם sham
a few almost some sub H4592 מְעָ֑ט me·'at;
there in it Adverb H8033 שָׁ֕ם sham
became become Verb H1961 וַֽיְהִי־ vay·hi-
great aloud Adjective H1419 גָּדֹ֖ול ga·do·vl
mighty feeble Adjective H6099 עָצ֥וּם a·tzum
and populous in abundance Adjective H7227 וָרָֽב׃ va·rav.
and became there a nation Gentile 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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King James Bible 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:
Hebrew Greek English And thou shalt speak "You shall answer and say before the LORD thy your God, A Syrian ready to perish 'My father was my father, a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt, to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there with a few, and he became there a nation, great, mighty, mighty and populous:populous nation.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And thou shalt speak "You shall answer and say before the LORD thy your God, A Syrian ready to perish 'My father was my father, a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt, to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there with a few, and he became there a nation, great, mighty, mighty and populous:populous nation.