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22 And he arose that same night and took his two wives and his two servant-women and his eleven children and crossed the ford of the (A)Jabbok. 23 And he took them and sent them across the stream. And he sent across whatever he had.

Jacob Wrestles with God

24 Then Jacob was left alone, and a man (B)wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of dawn. 25 And he saw that he had not prevailed against him, so he touched the socket of his thigh; and so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is [b]breaking.” But he said, “(C)I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 (D)Then He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [c]Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.” 29 Then (E)Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. 30 So Jacob named the place [d]Peniel, for he said, “(F)I have seen God face to face, yet my [e]life has been delivered.” 31 And the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over (G)Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh. 32 Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew of the hip which is on the socket of the thigh because he touched the socket of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:24 Lit rising
  2. Genesis 32:26 Lit rising
  3. Genesis 32:28 Lit he who strives with God, God strives
  4. Genesis 32:30 Lit the face of God
  5. Genesis 32:30 Lit soul

22 Later that night, he woke up, quickly took his two wives, his[a] two women servants, and his eleven children, and forded the river at Jabbok. 23 He took them across the river, along with all his possessions.

Jacob Struggles with God

24 And so Jacob was left alone, and he struggled with a man until daybreak. 25 When the man realized that he hadn’t yet won the struggle, he injured the socket[b] of Jacob’s thigh, dislocating it as he wrestled with him, 26 and said, “Let me go, because the dawn has come.”[c]

“I won’t let you go,” Jacob[d] replied, “unless you bless me.”

27 Then the man[e] asked him, “What’s your name?”

“Jacob,” he responded

28 “Your name won’t be[f] Jacob anymore,” the man[g] replied, “but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you’ve emerged victorious.”

29 “Please,” Jacob inquired, “Tell me your name.”

But he asked, “Why are you asking about my name?” And he blessed Jacob[h] there.

30 Jacob would later call that place Peniel,[i] because “I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.”

31 The sun was rising above Jacob[j] as he crossed over from Peniel, limping due to his wounded thigh. 32 Therefore, to this day the Israelis do not eat the hip tendon that connects to the thigh socket, because he had injured the socket of the thigh where the tendon connected to Jacob’s hip.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:22 The Heb. lacks his
  2. Genesis 32:25 Or hollow and so throughout the chapter
  3. Genesis 32:26 Lit. has ascended.
  4. Genesis 32:26 Lit. he
  5. Genesis 32:27 Lit. Then he
  6. Genesis 32:28 Lit. be called
  7. Genesis 32:28 Lit. anymore,” he
  8. Genesis 32:29 Lit. him
  9. Genesis 32:30 The Heb. name means facing God
  10. Genesis 32:31 Lit. him