Hos 12:12 | CPDV | STEP | Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.

Hosea 12:12

12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. ^{▼▼12:12The use of the words ‘servivit’ and ‘servavit’ is a play on words. To keep a similar play on words and maintain the same range of meaning, the translation is ‘served’ and ‘was served by.’ A more literal translation would make the latter verb something like: ‘kept’ or ‘watched over.’(Conte)}