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In the wombבַּבֶּטֶןhe took his brother by the heel,עָקַב אָחִיוand in his vigorוּבְאוֹנוֹhe stroveשָׂרָהwith Elohim.אֶת אֱלֹהִים
Hosea 12:3
Study it in the app“In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his vigor he strove with Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 12:3, word by word
- In the wombבֶּטֶןbeten
womb
The belly where a mother carries her child.
Where else “beten” appears- he took his brother by the heelעָקַבakav
grasp the heel
To grab by the heel.
Where else “akav” appears- he took his brother by the heelאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and in his vigorאוֹנon
vigor
A person's strength.
Where else “on” appears- he stroveשָׂרָהsara
strive, prevail
Strive, struggle hard, prevail. It occurs only in Genesis 32:28 and Hosea 12.
Where else “sara” appears- with Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
Translation note
Compare Genesis 25:26 and 32:28.
The context
2And YHWH has a dispute with Judah, and he will call Jacob to account according to his ways; according to his deeds he will pay back to him.
3 · This verse (above)
4And he strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and pleaded with him; at Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with us: