Genesis 32:26-28

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁶ Then the man said to Jacob, ‘Now let me go because dawn has come.’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’

²⁷ The man asked Jacob, ‘What is your name?’ Jacob replied, ‘My name is Jacob.’ ²⁸ Then the man said, ‘Your name will not be Jacob any longer. Your name will now be Israel.^[a] That is because you have fought with God and you have fought with men. And you have won!’