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Genesis 32:27-29
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 32:27-29
Contemporary English Version
27 Then the man asked, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,” he answered.
28 (A) The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel,[a] because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”
29 (B) Jacob said, “Now tell me your name.”
“Don't you know who I am?” he asked. And he blessed Jacob.
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- 32.28 Israel: In Hebrew one meaning of “Israel” is “a man who wrestles with God.”
Genesis 32:27-29
New International Version
Genesis 32:27-29
New International Version
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,”(A) he answered.
28 Then the man said, “Your name(B) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](C) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(D)
29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(E)
But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(F) Then he blessed(G) him there.
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
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