Deuteronomy 26:5-9

New King James Version

⁵ And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was ^(A)a ^[a]Syrian, ^(B)about to perish, and ^(C)he went down to Egypt and ^[b]dwelt there, ^(D)few in number; and there he became a nation, ^(E)great, mighty, and populous. ⁶ But the ^(F)Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. ^7 (G)Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. ⁸ So ^(H)the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, ^(I)with great terror and with signs and wonders. ⁹ He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, ^(J)“a land flowing with milk and honey”;