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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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
  2. Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God

12 Then he said to me, (A)“Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, (B)your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 (C)But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, (D)Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people (E)in the latter days, (F)for the vision refers to many days yet to come.

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