Genesis 32:25-33

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁵⁽²⁴⁾and Ya‘akov was left alone. Then some man wrestled with him until daybreak. ²⁶⁽²⁵⁾When he saw that he did not defeat Ya‘akov, he struck Ya‘akov’s hip socket, so that his hip was dislocated while wrestling with him. ²⁷⁽²⁶⁾The man said, “Let me go, because it’s daybreak.” But Ya‘akov replied, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.” ²⁸⁽²⁷⁾The man asked, “What is your name?” and he answered, “Ya‘akov.” ²⁹⁽²⁸⁾Then the man said, “From now on, you will no longer be called Ya‘akov, but Isra’el; because you have shown your strength to both God and men and have prevailed.” ³⁰⁽²⁹⁾Ya‘akov asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he answered, “Why are you asking about my name?” and blessed him there.

(iii) ³¹⁽³⁰⁾Ya‘akov called the place P’ni-El [face of God], “Because I have seen God face to face, yet my life is spared.” ³²⁽³¹⁾As the sun rose upon him he went on past P’ni-El, limping at the hip. ³³⁽³²⁾This is why, to this day, the people of Isra’el do not eat the thigh muscle that passes along the hip socket — because the man struck Ya‘akov’s hip at its socket.

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