Add parallel Print Page Options

27 [The Man] asked him, What is your name? And [in shock of realization, whispering] he said, Jacob [supplanter, schemer, trickster, swindler]!

28 And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed.(A)

29 Then Jacob asked Him, Tell me, I pray You, what [in contrast] is Your name? But He said, Why is it that you ask My name? And [a][the Angel of God declared] a blessing on [Jacob] there.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:29 This is God Himself (as Jacob eventually realizes in Gen. 32:30) in the form of an angel. See footnote on Gen. 16:7, as well as Hos. 12:3-4.

Bible Gateway Recommends

Amplified Outreach Bible, Paperback - Slightly Imperfect
Amplified Outreach Bible, Paperback - Slightly Imperfect
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $6.20
Save: $3.79 (38%)
Amplified Study Bible--soft leather-look, purple (indexed)
Amplified Study Bible--soft leather-look, purple (indexed)
Retail: $84.99
Our Price: $55.99
Save: $29.00 (34%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Large-Print Bible, hardcover
Amplified Large-Print Bible, hardcover
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $25.49
Save: $14.50 (36%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars