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Hosea 12:3

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3*Their ancestor Jacob struggled with his twin brother Esau while the two of them were still in their mother’s womb; when Jacob grew up, he fought against God-

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  1. *12.3: Gn 25:26 12.3, 4: Gn 32:24–26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the womb he took his brother by the heel,

and in his manhood he strove with God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;

as a man he struggled with God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,

and as an adult he wrestled with God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Even in the womb,

Jacob struggled with his brother;

when he became a man,

he even fought with God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the womb he deceived his brother,

and in his manhood he struggled with God.

KJV 1900King James Version

He took his brother by the heel in the womb,

And by his strength he had power with God: