Genesis 32:27
25 When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.
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.”
“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
29 And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
- KJV
- And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
- WEB
- He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.
- ASV
- And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
- DARBY
- And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
- BLB
- And he said to him, “What [is] your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
- ÅB
- Da sa han til ham: Hva er ditt navn? Han svarte: Jakob.
- OTB
- Mannen spurte ham: “Hva er ditt navn?” “Jakob,” svarte han.
- B1930
- Da sa han til ham: Hvad er ditt navn? Han svarte: Jakob.