Hosea 12:12

Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked ¹  to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.

Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram and earned a wife by tending sheep.

Are you going to repeat the life of your ancestor Jacob? He ran off guilty to Aram, Then sold his soul to get ahead, and made it big through treachery and deceit.

And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.

Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep .

Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked ¹  to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

¹ tn Heb “served” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “earned a wife.”