So, son, do what I say. My brother Laban is living in Haran. Go to him and hide.
Hosea 12:12 - Easy To Read Version “Jacob ran away to the land of Aram. In that place, Israel {\cf2\super [140]} worked for a wife. He kept sheep to get another 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, son, do what I say. My brother Laban is living in Haran. Go to him and hide.
Give me my wives and my children. I have earned them by working for you {14 years}. You know that I served you well.”
I worked 20 years like a slave for you. For the first 14 years I worked to win your two daughters. The last six years I worked to earn your animals. And during that time you changed my pay ten times.
“Israel, you act like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [44]} But don’t let Judah be guilty. Don’t go to Gilgal {\cf2\super [45]} or go up to Beth-aven. {\cf2\super [46]} Don’t use the Lord’s name to make promises. Don’t say, ‘As the Lord lives …!’
Gilead {\cf2\super [66]} is a city of people that do evil.\par People have tricked and killed other people.\par
Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. [157] He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.