World English Bible
Genesis 32:26
“The man said, "Let me go, for the day breaks." Jacob said, "I won't let you go, unless you bless me.”
Verse in context — Genesis 32
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Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
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When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled.
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The man said, "Let me go, for the day breaks." Jacob said, "I won't let you go, unless you bless me.
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He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob.
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He said, "Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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