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And the priest shall take the basket (out) of thine hand, and he shall set it (down) before the altar of thy Lord God.

And thou shalt say in the sight of thy Lord God, (A) Syrian pursued (was) my father, that went down into Egypt, and was a pilgrim there in fewest number; and he increased into a great folk, and strong, and of multitude without number. (And thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, A wandering Syrian was my father, who went down into Egypt, and he, with a few others, were foreigners there; but they increased into a great and strong nation, and into a multitude without number.)

And [the] Egyptians tormented us, and pursued us, and they putted upon us most grievous burdens.

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The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God. Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering(A) Aramean,(B) and he went down into Egypt with a few people(C) and lived there and became a great nation,(D) powerful and numerous. But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer,(E) subjecting us to harsh labor.(F)

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