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Genesis 32:26-28
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Genesis 32:26-28
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
26 Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking. But [Jacob] said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
27 [The Man] asked him, What is your name? And [in shock of realization, whispering] he said, Jacob [supplanter, schemer, trickster, swindler]!
28 And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed.(A)
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Genesis 32:26-28
New International Version
Genesis 32:26-28
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)
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
Genesis 32:26-28
New King James Version
Genesis 32:26-28
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.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
Genesis 32:26-28
King James Version
Genesis 32:26-28
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.
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Genesis 32:26-28
English Standard Version
Genesis 32:26-28
English Standard Version
26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, (A)“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, (B)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (C)you have striven with God and (D)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
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