Genesis 32:26
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- KJV
- And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
- WEB
- The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
- ASV
- And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
- DARBY
- And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
- BLB
- And he said, “Send me away, for the dawn has broken.” And he said, “I will not send you away, unless you bless me.”
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Slipp meg, for morgenen gryr! Men han sa: Jeg slipper deg ikke, uten du velsigner meg.
- OTB
- Da sa mannen: “La meg gå, for det er daggry.” Men Jakob svarte: “Jeg vil ikke slippe deg før du velsigner meg.”
- B1930
- Og han sa: Slipp mig, for morgenen gryr! Men han sa: Jeg slipper dig ikke, uten du velsigner mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 12:4
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
Read in contextPsalms 115:12–13
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:8–9
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Read in contextPsalms 67:1
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:4
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Read in contextLuke 24:28–29
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Read in contextLuke 18:1–7
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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