12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 12:12:1 ⧉וַיִּבְרַ֥חvayivrakhand he fled Hosea 12:12:2 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֖בyaakovJacob Hosea 12:12:3 ⧉שְׂדֵ֣הsedefield of Hosea 12:12:4 ⧉אֲרָ֑םaramAram Hosea 12:12:5 ⧉וַיַּעֲבֹ֤דvayaavodand he served Hosea 12:12:6 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael Hosea 12:12:7 ⧉בְּאִשָּׁ֔הbeishafor a wife Hosea 12:12:8 ⧉וּבְאִשָּׁ֖הuveishaand for a wife Hosea 12:12:9 ⧉שָׁמָֽר׃shamarhe kept or guarded |
12. Formal Translation And Jacob fled to the open country of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep. |
12. Dynamic Translation Jacob escaped to the land of Aram, and there Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife he watched over flocks. |