ESV: Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.
NIV: Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
NASB: Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.
CSB: Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.
NLT: Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.
KJV: And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
NKJV: Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.
