So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,
Hosea 12:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,
Give me my wives and my children that I have worked for, and let me go. You know how hard I have worked for you.’
For twenty years in your household I served you #– #fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks #– #and you have changed my wages ten times!
Israel, if you act promiscuously, don’t let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven, , and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!
You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as a foreigner. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.