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Hosea 12:3

dIn the womb he took his brother by the heel,

and in his manhood he strove with God.

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Hosea 12:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;

as a man he struggled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He took his brother by the heel in the womb,

And by his strength he had power with God:

Hosea 12:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Even in the womb,

Jacob struggled with his brother;

when he became a man,

he even fought with God.

Hosea 12:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He took his brother by the heel in the womb,

And in his strength he struggled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel

while the two of them were being born.

When he grew to be a man,

he wrestled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

Hosea 12:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel 

while the two of them were in their mother’s womb. 

When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God. 

Hosea 12:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,

and as an adult he wrestled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In the womb he tried to supplant his brother,

and in his manhood he strove with God.

Hosea 12:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

In the womb he deceived his brother,

and in his manhood he struggled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Even before Jacob was born,

he was holding on to his brother’s heel.

When he became a man,

he struggled with God.

Hosea 12:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

In the womb he took his brother by the heel,

And in his maturity he contended with God.


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