And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis 32:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The Man] asked him, What is your name? And [in shock of realization, whispering] he said, Jacob [supplanter, schemer, trickster, swindler]! American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. Common English Bible He said to Jacob, “What’s your name?” and he said, “Jacob.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore he said, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: What is thy name? He answered: Jacob. |
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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.
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.