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Genesis 32:27-28
English Standard Version
Genesis 32:27-28
English Standard Version
27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (B)you have striven with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
Genesis 32:27-28
New International Version
Genesis 32:27-28
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
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