When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob's thigh was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.
Genesis 32:26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking. But [Jacob] said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Common English Bible The man said, “Let me go because the dawn is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I won’t let you go until you bless me.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to him, "Release me, for now the dawn ascends." He responded, "I will not release you, unless you bless me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to him: Let me go, for it is break of day. He answered. I will not let thee go except thou bless me. |
When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob's thigh was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!” And God granted what he asked.
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; but of you I will make a great nation.”
Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my soul loves. 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.
Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses.
Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?
There is no one that calls upon thy name, that bestirs himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast delivered us into the hand of our iniquities.
He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him—
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear.