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

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)

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(F)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(G) Then he blessed(H) him there.

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[b] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(I) and yet my life was spared.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  2. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.