Genesis 32:26
The man said, “Let go of me. The sun is coming up!” But Jacob said, “No way! I will only let you go if you bless me and do something good for me and make me strong.”
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
25The man could not beat Jacob, so he hit Jacob on the hip so that he could not walk properly anymore.
27The man said, “What is your name?” And Jacob answered, “My name is Jacob.”
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 →