Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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5 you shall make this response before the Lord your God: ‘A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous.(A) 6 When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us,(B) 7 we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.(C) 8 The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders;(D) 9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.(E)
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