Hosea 12:3
Cross References

In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.

Genesis 25:26
Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

Genesis 32:24
He remained alone; and behold, a man wrestled with him till morning.

Genesis 32:28
But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?

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In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.

took.

Genesis 25:26 Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

Romans 9:11 For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand):

had, etc.

Genesis 32:24-28 He remained alone; and behold, a man wrestled with him till morning. . . .

James 5:16-18 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. . . .

Context
A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob
2Therefore there is a judgment of the Lord with Juda, and a visitation for Jacob: he will render to him according to his ways, and according to his devices. 3In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.4And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.…
Lexicon
In the womb
בַּבֶּ֖טֶן (bab·be·ṭen)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything

he grasped his brother’s
אָחִ֑יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

heel,
עָקַ֣ב (‘ā·qaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6117: To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach

and in his vigor
וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ (ū·ḇə·’ō·w·nōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 202: Ability, power, wealth

he wrestled
שָׂרָ֥ה (śā·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8280: To persist, exert oneself, persevere

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

God.
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


Additional Translations
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,
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