Hos 11:1 | NETfull | STEP | When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:1

1 When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, ^{▼▼ The words “like a son” are not in the Hebrew text, but are necessary to clarify what sort of love is intended (cf. also NLT).}
and I summoned my son ^{▼▼ The MT reads בְנִי (v^eni, “My son”); however, the LXX reflects בָנָיו (vanav, “his sons”). The MT should be retained as original here because of internal evidence; it is much more appropriate to the context.} out of Egypt.