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.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, (D)“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives

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