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NASB | Deuteronomy 26:5 "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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 26:5 "And you shall say before the LORD your God, 'My father [Jacob] was a wandering Aramean, and he [along with his family] went down to Egypt and lived there [as strangers], few in number; but while there he became a great, mighty and populous nation. |
Bible Question:
The KJV version of this verse says: Deut.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: Why do other versions of Scripture translate this to be Jacob and not Joseph since Jacob ultimately came to Egypt due to what Joseph had accomplished there. Also, doesn't the phrase "ready to perish" seem to apply more to the predicament that Joseph found himself in when his brothers left him in the pit? Thanks in advance for any opinions on this question. God's blessings, budderfligh |
Bible Answer: Hi budderfligh, It's often found in the Scripture, that the name Jacob is used as a term that means The Nation Israel in a general sense. God often does this throughout the Bible. Here are just a very few examples fond in Psalms. Ps 14:7, 22:23, 53:6, 78:5, 78:21, 78:71, 81:4, 105:10, 105:23, 114:1, Also; Num 23:7, 23:10, 23:21, 23:23 You may want to do a word search. Put the words (Jacob Israel) in the search box to the right of this page. You will see that Jacob is very often used synonymously with Israel. I hope that helped. God bless John |
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