Gen 32:28, 43:14, Ezr 9:9, Neh 1:11 | TSK | STEP | Thy name. Israel. i.e., a prince of God. as a prince.Or, according to the LXX., Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, "because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men." There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with [Elohim,] {Elohim,} god, the Almighty, with [anashim,] {anashim,} weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals. power. with men.

‏ Genesis 32:28

Thy name.

17:5,15; 33:20; 35:10; Nu 13:16; 2Sa 12:25; 2Ki 17:34; Isa 62:2-4

Israel. i.e., a prince of God. as a prince.Or, according to the LXX., Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, "because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men." There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with [Elohim,] {Elohim,} god, the Almighty, with [anashim,] {anashim,} weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals.

power.

24; Ho 12:3-5

with men.

25:31; 27:33-36; 31:24,36-55; 33:4; 1Sa 26:25; Pr 16:7

‏ Genesis 43:14

And God.

17:1; 22:14; 32:11-28; 39:21; Ezr 7:27; Ne 1:11; Es 4:16; Ps 37:5-7

Ps 85:7; 100:5; 119:41; Pr 1:1; 16:7; 21:1; Isa 49:13; Lu 1:50

Ac 7:10; 21:14; 1Ti 1:2,16; Tit 1:4; 2Jo 1:3

If I be, etc. or, and I, as I have been, etc.

Es 4:16

See on ver.

‏ Ezra 9:9

we were bondmen.

Ne 9:36,37

yet our God.

Ps 106:45,46; 136:23,24; Eze 11:16

in the sight.

1:1-4,7-11; 6:1-12; 7:6,8,11-28

to set up.

6:14,15; Hag 1:9; Zec 4:6-10

repair. Heb. set up. a wall.Or rather, a hedge or fence, {gader,} such as were made for sheep-folds.

Isa 5:2,5; Da 9:25; Zec 2:5

‏ Nehemiah 1:11

Let now.

6; Ps 86:6; 130:2

who desire.

Pr 1:29; Isa 26:8,9; Heb 13:18

grant.

2:8; Ge 32:11,28; 43:14; Ezr 1:1; 7:6,27,28; Pr 21:1

For I was.The office of cup-bearer was one of great trust, honour, and emolument, in the Persian court. To be in such a place of trust he must have been in the king's confidence; for no eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer to whom he could not trust his life, poison being often administered in that way. It was an office much desired, because it gave access to the king in those seasons of hilarity when men are most disposed to grant favours.

2:1; Ge 40:2,9-13,21,23; 41:9