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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

Jacob Wrestles With God

22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons(A) and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.(B) 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.(C) 24 So Jacob was left alone,(D) and a man(E) wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip(F) so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 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.”(G)

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,”(H) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(I) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](J) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(K)

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

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

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

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[c](P) and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip,(Q) because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

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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.
  3. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel