bash lost string begin if "-e" are first symbols

Question

I need echo this construction and cannot use additional quotes

#!/bin/bash

set -x

export jaz="-e test \
        -e test2 \
        -e test3
        "
echo $jaz

result is

tuy$ sh test.sh
+ export 'jaz=-e test   -e test2    -e test3
'
+ jaz='-e test  -e test2    -e test3
'
+ echo -e test -e test2 -e test3
test -e test2 -e test3

but must be "-e test -e test2 -e test3" "-e" on first position is lost