Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran
Hosea 12:12 - English Standard Version 2016 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep. Matoleo zaidiKing 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, that I may go, for you know the service that 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 whore, 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.