en_tn_lite_do_not_use/hos/12/03.md

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Hosea the prophet is speaking about Jacob the ancestor of the Israelites.

In the womb Jacob grasped his brother by the heel

Jacob wanted to take his brother's place as the firstborn, so he tried to keep his brother from being born first. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

He struggled with the angel and won

Jacob fought with an angel so that the angel would bless him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

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