Hosea 12:12 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept `sheep'.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
In Gilead there is evil. They are quite without value; in Gilgal they make offerings of oxen; truly their altars are like masses of stones in the hollows of a ploughed field.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].
World English Bible (WEB)
Jacob fled into the country of Aram, And Israel served to get a wife, And for a wife he tended flocks and herds.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
| And Jacob | וַיִּבְרַ֥ח | wayyibraḥ | va-yeev-RAHK |
| fled | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | yaʿăqōb | ya-uh-KOVE |
| country the into | שְׂדֵ֣ה | śĕdē | seh-DAY |
| of Syria, | אֲרָ֑ם | ʾărām | uh-RAHM |
| and Israel | וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד | wayyaʿăbōd | va-ya-uh-VODE |
| served | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| for a wife, | בְּאִשָּׁ֔ה | bĕʾiššâ | beh-ee-SHA |
| wife a for and | וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה | ûbĕʾiššâ | oo-veh-ee-SHA |
| he kept | שָׁמָֽר׃ | šāmār | sha-MAHR |