When the man saw that he could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.
Genesis 32:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he said to Jacob, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.
Jabez called out to the God of Israel, ‘If only you would bless me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not experience pain’. And God granted his request.
Now leave me alone, so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.’
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house – to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple cloth – a king could be held captive in your tresses.
This is what the Lord, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: ‘Ask me what is to happen to my sons, and instruct me about the work of my hands.
No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of , our iniquity.
Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favour. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him. ,
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.
Leave me alone, and I will destroy them and blot out their name under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.”
During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.