Genesis 32:28
New American Standard Bible
28 Then (A)he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 I.e., he who contends with God; or God contends
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
New American Standard Bible
10 (A)God said to him,
“Your name is Jacob;
[a]You shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”
So He called [b]him Israel.
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- Genesis 35:10 Lit Your name
- Genesis 35:10 Lit his name
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.
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- 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.
2 Kings 17:34
New American Standard Bible
34 To this day they act in accordance with the earlier customs: they do not fear the Lord, nor do they [a]follow their statutes, their ordinances, the Law, or the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, (A)whom He named Israel.
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- 2 Kings 17:34 Lit do according to
2 Kings 17:34
New International Version
34 To this day they persist in their former practices. They neither worship the Lord nor adhere to the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel.(A)
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