‏ Genesis 32:27-28

Thy name Gen 17:5, Gen 17:15, Gen 33:20, Gen 35:10; Num 13:16; 2Sam 12:25; 2Kgs 17:34; Isa 62:2-4; Isa 65:15; John 1:42; Rev 2:17

Israel i.e. a prince of God

as a prince Or, according to the LXX, Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, "because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men." There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with ΰμδιν, Elohim, God, the Almighty, with ΰπωΡιν, anashim, weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals.

power Gen 32:24; Hos 12:3-5

with men Gen 25:31, Gen 27:33-36, Gen 31:24, Gen 31:36-55, Gen 33:4; 1Sam 26:25; Prov 16:7

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