Hosea 12:13

The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet, and due to a prophet ¹  Israel ²  was preserved alive. ³ 

The LORD used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.

But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.

Then the LORD led Jacob’s descendants, the Israelites, out of Egypt by a prophet, who guided and protected them.

Your real identity is formed through God-sent prophets, who led you out of Egypt and served as faithful pastors.

And by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.

By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.

By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.

The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet, and due to a prophet ¹  Israel ²  was preserved alive. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “by a prophet” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “was protected”; NASB “was kept.” The verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “to watch, guard, keep, protect”) is repeated in 12:13-14 HT (12:12-13 ET). This repetition creates parallels between Jacob’s sojourn in Aram and Israel’s sojourn in the wilderness. Jacob “tended = kept” (שָׁמַר) sheep in Aram, and Israel was “preserved = kept” (נִשְׁמָר, nishmar) by Moses in the wilderness.