NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And JacobYa`aqob (yah-ak-obe') heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob. fled barach (baw-rakh') to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot. into the country sadeh (saw-deh') from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild. of Syria 'Aram (arawm') the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. and Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. served `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. for a wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman and for a wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman he kept shamar (shaw-mar') to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc. sheep Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. King James Bible And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob fled to the land of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife. International Standard Version Jacob fled into the land of Aram; Israel served there to obtain his wife, tending sheep to gain his wife. NET Bible Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jacob fled to the country of Syria. Israel worked to get a wife; he took care of sheep to pay for her. King James 2000 Bible And Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Links Hosea 12:12Hosea 12:12 NIV Hosea 12:12 NLT Hosea 12:12 ESV Hosea 12:12 NASB Hosea 12:12 KJV |
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