Genesis 32:27

And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

In Context

26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let thee go unless thou bless me.

28And he said, Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel, for thou have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:30And the mother of the child said, As LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

Psalms 20:1LORD answer thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:25-32

Jacob Wrestles with an Angel. ( b. c. 1739.) 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no… Read the whole commentary →

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