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27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”

And he said, “Jacob.”

28 Then the man said, “Your name will no more be called Jacob, but Israel. For you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked Him, “Tell me, I pray You, Your name.”

But He said, “Why do you ask Me My name?” Then He blessed him there.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.