Genesis 32:28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,”(A) He said. “It will be Israel[a] because you have struggled with God(B) and with men and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 In Hb, the name Israel sounds like “he struggled (with) God.”
Genesis 32:28
New International Version
28 Then the man said, “Your name(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(C)
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
Genesis 35:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 God said to him:
Your name is Jacob;
you will no longer be named Jacob,
but your name will be Israel.(A)
So He named him Israel.
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Genesis 35:10
New International Version
10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[b]”(A) So he named him Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
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