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The Lord has a dispute with Judah,
    and will punish Jacob[a] for his conduct,
    and repay him for his deeds.
In the womb he supplanted his brother,(A)
    and in his vigor he contended with a divine being;
He contended with an angel and prevailed,(B)
    he wept and entreated him.
At Bethel he met with him,
    and there he spoke with him.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:3 Jacob: whose name was changed to Israel (Gn 35:10).

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(A)
    as a man he struggled(B) with God.
He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
    he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(C)
    and talked with him there—
the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!(D)

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