a.vaq describes the continuing physical struggle in which Jacob’s thigh is dislocated.

The attested forms describe a continuing physical struggle in the Jacob episode: Genesis 32:25 places it alongside the dislocation of Jacob’s thigh, while Genesis 32:26 continues the same encounter until dawn.

1. Physical struggle in the Jacob encounter · dominant

   In Genesis 32:25, the sequential imperfect occurs as Jacob’s thigh is dislocated during the encounter; the APB renders the clause "as he wrestled with him." In Genesis 32:26, the infinitive construct belongs to the same ongoing encounter as dawn rises and one speaker asks to be sent away.

   Genesis 32:25Genesis 32:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly renders the Genesis 32:25 clause "as he wrestled with him." Genesis 32:26 presents the continuing encounter through the request to be sent away and the reply about blessing.