Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran,
Hosea 12:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) (Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.) More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jacob fled into the open country of Aram or Padan-aram, and [there] Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep. [Gen. 29:18-20; 30:31; 31:38-41.] American Standard Version (1901) And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Common English Bible Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch over livestock. Catholic Public Domain Version Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and was a keeper for a wife. |
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran,
Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know the service which I have given you.”
These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
Though you play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
“And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.