complete verse (Hosea 12:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “(He) wrestled with an angel until he was victorious,
    and then he begged to be blessed.
    He met with God at Bethel
    and they talked together in that place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob fought with an angel and won.
    He wept and made entreaty for a blessing.
    He met with Him at Bethel,
    and he spoke with Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “through fighting against the angel, and he won. He was-crying while asking for a blessing from the angel. He saw God at Betel, and there God spoke with him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “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.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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