Hosea 12:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Yes, he wrestled 
 
8280: to persist, exert oneself, perseverea prim. root
with the angelמַלְאָךְ֙
(mal·'ach)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
and prevailed;וַיֻּכָ֔ל
(vai·yu·chol,)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
He weptבָּכָ֖ה
(ba·chah)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
and sought His favor.וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־
(vai·yit·chan·nen-)
2603a: to show favor, be graciousa prim. root
He foundיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּ
(yim·tza·'en·nu,)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
Him at Bethelאֵל֙
(el)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
And thereוְשָׁ֖ם
(ve·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
He spokeיְדַבֵּ֥ר
(ye·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
with us, 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Yea he had power
suwr  (soor)
to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown) -- make princes, have power, reign.
over the angel
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
and prevailed
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
he wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
and made supplication
chanan  (khaw-nan')
to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
unto him he found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him in Bethel
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
and there he spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
with us
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel And there He spoke with us,

King James Bible
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He found him at Bethel, and there He spoke with him.

International Standard Version
He even fought the angel and won; he cried and prayed to him. Then at Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with us—

NET Bible
He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He struggled with the Messenger and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us;
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