Genesis 32

1:1 God (a-4) Heb. Elohim , the plural of Eloah , ’the Supreme’. It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim ; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word ‘God’. see Genesis 9:26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as ‘God’ will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El , , *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, , the ever-existing One, see Exodus 3:14 ,Exodus 3:15 ; Isaiah 40:28 . For Jah , the existing One objectively, see Exodus 15:2 ; Psalms 68:4 . The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated ‘Lord’, see Ezekiel 2:4 .

Genesis 32:2

32:2 Mahanaim. (b-22) Two camps. see Son 6:13 .

Genesis 32:7

32:7 troops. (c-29)

Genesis 32:8

32:8 escape. (d-22) Lit. ‘be for escape.’

Genesis 32:10

32:10 troops. (c-36) Lit. ‘camps.’ see v. 2. for (e-6) Lit. ‘smaller than.’ faithfulness (f-13) Lit. ’truth.’

Genesis 32:13

32:13 came (g-11) Or ‘had come.’

Genesis 32:20

32:20 me. (a-38) Lit. ’lift up my face.’

Genesis 32:23

32:23 river, (b-10) Or ’torrent.’

Genesis 32:25

32:25 joint (c-15) joint (c-21) The hollow of the joint.

Genesis 32:28

32:28 Israel; (d-13) Wrestler, or prince of God. wrestled (e-17) Some, ‘acted as a prince.’

Genesis 32:29

32:29 askest (f-21) Or ‘why askest thou thus.’

Genesis 32:30

32:30 Peniel (g-9) Face of God.

Genesis 32:32

32:32 joint (c-16) The hollow of the joint.