Genesis 32:24

32:24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man ¹  wrestled ²  with him until daybreak. ³ 

Genesis 41:5

41:5 Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing ⁴  on one stalk, healthy ⁵  and good.

[32:24]  ¹ sn Reflecting Jacob’s perspective at the beginning of the encounter, the narrator calls the opponent simply “a man.” Not until later in the struggle does Jacob realize his true identity.

[32:24]  ² sn The verb translated “wrestled” (וַיֵּאָבֵק, vayye’aveq) sounds in Hebrew like the names “Jacob” (יַעֲקֹב, ya’aqov) and “Jabbok” (יַבֹּק, yabboq). In this way the narrator links the setting, the main action, and the main participant together in the mind of the reader or hearer.

[32:24]  ³ tn Heb “until the rising of the dawn.”

[41:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “coming up.”

[41:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “fat.”