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Sforno on Genesis 46:2/ספורנו על בראשית מ״ו:ב׳
אוַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. מַה שֶּׁאָמַר לוֹ עַתָּה הָיָה בִּשְׁבִיל הֱיוֹתוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁיִּצְטָרְכוּ בָּנָיו לְהִשְׂתָּרֵר עַל אוֹיְבֵיהֶם בִּכְנַעַן.
1ויאמר אלוקים לישראל, what He said to him at this time was due to Yaakov having become Yisrael. He would have to display qualities of leadership as his sons would have to deal with people who would challenge them