Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 12:2-4

2Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hath also a controversyוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379with Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤דve.lif.KodH6485Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870;according to his doingsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611will he recompenseיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725him.

3He took his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251by the heelעָקַ֣ב'a.KavH6117in the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990,and by his strengthוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202he had powerשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

4Yea, he had powerוָיָּ֤שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786over the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397,and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לvai.yu.KhalH3201:he weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058,and made supplicationוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vai.yit.cha.nen-H2603unto him: he foundיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim.tza.'E.nuH4672him inBeth–elH1008,and there he spakeיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us;

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