King James Version

Hosea 12:13

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 12:14.

וּבְנָבִ֕יאuvenaviand in prophetנָבִיאconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.הֶעֱלָ֧הheelahascend upעָלָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וּבְנָבִ֖יאuvenaviand in prophetנָבִיאconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.נִשְׁמָֽרnishmarbewardשָׁמַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-14) And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he kept.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Young’s Literal Translation

And by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.

World English Bible

By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

Darby Translation

And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Douay-Rheims

But the Lord by a prophet brought Israel out of Egypt: and he was preserved by a prophet.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-14) And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he kept.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν προφήτῃ ἀνήγαγεν Κύριος τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐν προφήτῃ διεφυλάχθη.