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Then you should solemnly state before the Lord your God:

“My father was a starving Aramean. He went down to Egypt, living as an immigrant there with few family members, but that is where he became a great nation, mighty and numerous. The Egyptians treated us terribly, oppressing us and forcing hard labor on us. So we cried out for help to the Lord, our ancestors’ God. The Lord heard our call. God saw our misery, our trouble, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with awesome power, and with signs and wonders. He brought us to this place and gave us this land—a land full of milk and honey.

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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) Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice(G) and saw(H) our misery,(I) toil and oppression.(J) So the Lord brought us out of Egypt(K) with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,(L) with great terror and with signs and wonders.(M) He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;(N)

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