Verse List for HOS 12:4

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OET (OET-RV) He struggled with the messenger and prevailed. ⇔ He wept and begged for his favour. ⇔ He found Yahweh at Beyt-El ⇔ and he spoke with us there.

OET-LV [fn] in_womb he _took _by _the _heel DOM his/its_brother and_in_strength _of_his he _struggled with god.

ULT And he struggled with an angel and prevailed. ⇔  He wept and begged favor of him. ⇔ At Bethel he found him, ⇔  and there he spoke with us.

UST He struggled with an angel who appeared to him, and he won. ⇔  Then Jacob wept and begged the angel to bless him. ⇔ God met Jacob at Bethel, ⇔  and there God spoke with him.

BSB & MSB Yes, he struggled with the angel[fn] and prevailed; ⇔  he wept and sought His favor ⇔ he found Him at Bethel ⇔  and spoke with Him there[fn]—

OEB He wrestled with the angel and prevailed, ⇔ he wept and sought his blessing. ⇔ At Bethel the Lord found him, ⇔ and there he spoke with us.

WEBBE & WMBB Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; ⇔  he wept, and made supplication to him. ⇔  He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—

NET He struggled with an angel and prevailed; ⇔ he wept and begged for his favor. ⇔ He found God at Bethel, ⇔ and there he spoke with him!

LSV Indeed, he is a prince to the Messenger,
And he overcomes [by] weeping,
And he makes supplication to Him,
At Bethel He finds him,
And there He speaks with us,

FBV He fought with the angel, and he won. He wept, and begged him for a blessing. Jacob found God at Bethel, and spoke with him there—

T4T He struggled with the one who had appeared to him in the form of an angel, and Jacob defeated him, ⇔  but then he cried and asked the angel to bless him. ⇔ Later, God came to Jacob at Bethel ⇔  and talked with him there.

LEB • He struggled with the angel and prevailed;
• he pleaded for his mercy.
• He met him at Bethel,
• and there he spoke with him.[fn]

BBE He had a fight with the angel and overcame him; he made request for grace to him with weeping; he came face to face with him in Beth-el and there his words came to him;

Moff strove with the Angel and prevailed; ⇔ he wept and entreated Him; ⇔ he met Him at Bethel, ⇔ and there He said to him

JPS (12-5) So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him; at Beth-el he would find him, and there he would speak with us;

ASV yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

DRA And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.

YLT Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh [by] weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,

Drby Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

RV yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

SLT And he will be a leader to the messenger, and he will prevail: he wept, and he will make supplication to him: in the house of God he will find him, and there he will speak with him.

Wbstr Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spoke with us;

KJB-1769 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

KJB-1611 Yea, he had power ouer the Angel and preuailed: hee wept and made supplication vnto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with vs.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps He stroue with the angel and gat the victorie, he wept and prayed to him: he founde him at Bethel, and there he spake with vs.
(He strove with the angel and gat the victory, he wept and prayed to him: he found him at Bethel, and there he spake with us.)

Gnva And had power ouer the Angel, and preuailed: he wept and praied vnto him: he founde him in Beth-el, and there he spake with vs.
(And had power over the Angel, and prevailed: he wept and prayed unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us.)

Cvdl He stroue with the Angel, and gat the victory: so that he prayde and desyred him. He fande him at Bethel, & there he talked wt vs.
(He strove with the Angel, and gat the victory: so that he prayed and desired him. He found him at Bethel, and there he talked with us.)

Wycl And he was strong to the aungel, and was coumfortid; he wepte, and preiede hym; in Bethel he foond hym, and there he spak with vs.
(And he was strong to the angel, and was comforted; he wept, and prayed him; in Bethel he found him, and there he spake with us.)

Luth Ja (sagen sie), er hat im Mutterleibe seinen Bruder untertreten und von allen Kräften mit GOtt gekämpfet.
(Yes (say they/she/them), he has in_the womb his brother undercut and from all/everyone strength/power with God fought.)

ClVg Et invaluit ad angelum, et confortatus est; flevit, et rogavit eum. In Bethel invenit eum, et ibi locutus est nobiscum.
(And invaluit to a_messenger/angel, and strengthensus it_is; cried, and asked him. In Bethel he_found him, and there spoke it_is with_us.)

UHB 5 וָ⁠יָּ֤שַׂר אֶל־מַלְאָךְ֙ וַ⁠יֻּכָ֔ל בָּכָ֖ה וַ⁠יִּתְחַנֶּן־ל֑⁠וֹ בֵּֽית־אֵל֙ יִמְצָאֶ֔⁠נּוּ וְ⁠שָׁ֖ם יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּֽ⁠נוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ ἐπτέρνισε τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν κόποις αὐτοῦ ἐνίσχυσε πρὸς Θεόν.

BrTr He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.