וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גָר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃
Lalu engkau harus berkata dengan suara lantang di hadapan Yang Mahakekal, Allahmu: “Seorang Aram hendak membinasakan bapaku; kemudian bapaku pergi ke Mesir dan tinggal di sana sebagai pendatang dengan jumlah yang sedikit, dan di sana ia menjadi suatu bangsa yang besar, kuat, dan banyak jumlahnya.
Rashi
וענית is an expression for raising one’s voice (speaking loudly) (Sotah 32b).
Chizkuni
ארמי אובד אבי, “my forefather used to be a wandering Aramean;” this verse has been abbreviated. In full, it should have read: “Yaakov my forefather was a wandering Aramean.” While he was serving Lavan in Aram he was no better than a wandering Aramean, he had no house or land of his own; he was not even a resident in that country.”
Da'at Zekenim
וענית ואמרת, “and you will respond by saying, etc.;” the recital of the prayer of thanksgiving must be performed audibly, but the recital of the “confessional” part starting with the words: בערתי את הקודש, “I have cleared out any sacred things, etc.” may be recited in a whisper. The text introduces it with the word: ואמרת, “you will say,” instead of וענית ואמרת