And have multiplied visions;
I have given1 symbols through the witness of the prophets.”
Surely they are1 vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in bGilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
bAnd return his reproach upon him.
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American Standard Version
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept `sheep'.
Amplified® Bible
Jacob fled into the open country of Aram {or} Padan-aram, and [there] Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.
Contemporary English Version
Jacob escaped to Syria where he tended sheep to earn himself a wife.
Darby English Version
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].
Good News Bible
Our ancestor Jacob had to flee to Mesopotamia, where, in order to get a wife, he worked for another man and took care of his sheep.
King James Version
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
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.}
New International Version
Jacob fled to the country of Aram ;
Israel served to get a wife,
and to pay for her he tended sheep.
New King James Version
Jacob fled to the country of Syria;
Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.
Revised Standard Version
(Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)
Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
New English Translation
Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked1 to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.
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