Genesis 32:27

And he sayde vnto him: what is thy name? He answered: Iacob.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And he sayde: let me goo for the daye breaketh. And he sayde: I will not lett the goo excepte thou blesse me.

28And he sayde: thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell. For thou hast wrastled with God and with men ad hast preuayled.

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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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