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Hosea 12:12–13

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12Jacob pfled to the country of Syria;

qIsrael served for a spouse,

And for a wife he tended sheep.

13rBy a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,

And by a prophet he was preserved.

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Cross references

  1. pGen. 28:5; Deut. 26:5
  2. qGen. 29:20, 28
  3. rEx. 12:50, 51; 13:3; Ps. 77:20; Is. 63:11, 12; Mic. 6:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Jacob fled to the land of Aram;

there Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he guarded sheep.

By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,

and by a prophet he was guarded.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jacob fled to the country of Aram;

Israel served to get a wife,

and to pay for her he tended sheep.

The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,

by a prophet he cared for him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jacob fled to the territory of Aram.

Israel worked to earn a wife;

he tended flocks for a wife.

The Lord brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet,

and Israel was tended by a prophet.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jacob fled to the land of Aram,

and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.

Then by a prophet

the Lord brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt;

and by that prophet

they were protected.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Jacob fled to the open field of Aram,

and Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he watched over sheep.

And by a prophet Yahweh brought

Israel up from Egypt,

and by a prophet

he was watched over.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Jacob fled into the country of Syria,

And Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,

And by a prophet was he preserved.