Genesis 32:26-28
New King James Version
26 And (A)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”
But he said, (B)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”
He said, “Jacob.”
28 And He said, (C)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (D)struggled with God and (E)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
Genesis 32:26-28
New International Version
26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(A)
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,”(B) he answered.
28 Then the man said, “Your name(C) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](D) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
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