Genesis 32:28
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290יֵאָמֵרye'amerit will be calledH559עוֹד'odagainH5750שִׁמְךָshimkhaname yourH8034כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּי־ki-forH3588שָׂרִיתָsaritayou have struggledH8280עִם־'im-withH5973אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430וְעִם־ve'im-and withH5973אֲנָשִׁים'anashimpeopleH582וַתּוּכָל׃vatukhaland you have prevailedH3201
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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