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And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Tu te présenteras au sacrificateur alors en fonctions, et tu lui diras: Je déclare aujourd'hui à l'Eternel, ton Dieu, que je suis entré dans le pays que l'Eternel a juré à nos pères de nous donner.

KJV

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    efore the Lord thy God": and for this reason they used a kind of form of profession, as appears from Dt. 26:3 : "I profess this day before the Lord thy God," etc. Reply to Objection 1: Whoever are subject to a king, are bound to observe his law which he makes for all in general.…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    say to them: The Lord bless thee," etc.; and by those who made use of those sacraments, according to Dt. 26:3 : "I profess this day before the Lord thy God," etc. Whether determinate words are required in the sacraments? Objection 1: It seems that determinate words are not requir…

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