27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,”(A) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(B) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](C) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.