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23 After Jacob had sent his family across, he also sent all his things across the stream. 24 Then Jacob was alone. A man came and fought with him for a long time.[a] They continued until dawn.

25 The man saw that he was not winning the fight against Jacob. So he hit Jacob's hip while they were fighting.[b] In that way, Jacob's hip moved out of its proper place.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:24 God came to Jacob as an angel. See Hosea 12:4-5.
  2. 32:25 The hip is the top of a person's leg, where it joins his body.