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Genesis 32:28

American Standard Version

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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Genesis 32:28 in other translations

He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

Genesis 32:28 · World English Bible

Genesis 32:28 in context

  1. 26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
  2. 27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
  3. 28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
  4. 29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
  5. 30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.