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Genesis 32:27

The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26Then the man said, “Let me go, because it will soon be daylight.” Then Jacob realized who he was really wrestling with. So he replied, “No, if you will not bless me, I will not let you go!”

28The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, which means ‘he struggles with God’, because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won.”

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:30But the boy’s mother said, “Just as certain as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her to her home.

Psalms 20:1I desire that Yahweh will answer you when you call out to him when you have troubles! God is the one whom ◄ our ancestor Jacob/the Israeli people► worshiped; I desire that he will protect you [MTY] from being harmed by your enemies.

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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