Hurry, escape there, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” Therefore the city was called Zoar.
Genesis 32:25 - New Revised Standard Version When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And 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. American Standard Version (1901) And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. Common English Bible When the man saw that he couldn’t defeat Jacob, he grabbed Jacob’s thigh and tore a muscle in Jacob’s thigh as he wrestled with him. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank. |
Hurry, escape there, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” Therefore the city was called Zoar.
Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”
Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the thigh muscle that is on the hip socket, because he struck Jacob on the hip socket at the thigh muscle.
Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you insect Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?
Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.