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Genesis 32:26-30
New International Version
Genesis 32:26-30
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)
29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(F)
But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(G) Then he blessed(H) him there.
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[b] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(I) and yet my life was spared.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
- Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.
Genesis 32:26-30
King James Version
Genesis 32:26-30
King James Version
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Genesis 32:26-30
New King James Version
Genesis 32:26-30
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.”
29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”
And He said, (F)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (G)blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the name of the place [b]Peniel: “For (H)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
- Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God
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