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Genesis 32:28-30
New Century Version
Genesis 32:28-30
New Century Version
28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel,[a] because you have wrestled with God and with people, and you have won.”
29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.”
But the man said, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
30 So Jacob named that place Peniel,[b] saying, “I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved.”
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Genesis 32:28-30
New International Version
Genesis 32:28-30
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)
29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(D)
But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(E) Then he blessed(F) him there.
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[b] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(G) and yet my life was spared.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
- Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.
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