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ISRAEL (Person)

Name meaning “one who struggles with God” or “God struggles” (Gn 32:28, NLT mg). It was given to Isaac’s son Jacob and to his descendants (35:9-12; cf. Dt 6:1-4). See Jacob #1; Israel, History of.

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:28

OET-RV GEN 32:28

28 “You won’t be called Ya’akov anymore,” the man said, “but you’ll be ‘Yisrael’ (Israel) (which means ‘he struggled with God’), because you have struggled with God and with men, and you won.”

OET-LV GEN 32:29

29  And_he/it _said not Yaˊₐqoⱱ it _will _be _called again name _of_your if/because (if) Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because you _have _struggled with god and_with people and_you _have _prevailed.

Show passage in OET: GEN 35:9–12

OET-RV GEN 35:9

9 Now that Ya’akov had left Padan -Aram and come back to Beyt-El, God appeared to him there again and blessed him

OET-RV GEN 35:10

10 and told him, “Your name is Ya’akov but you won’t be called Ya’akov anymore. From now on, you’ll be called Yisrael (Israel).” So again God called him Yisrael.

OET-RV GEN 35:11

11 Then God also told him, “I’m God the provider. Be fruitful and multiply. Out of you will come a nation and a community of nations, and kings will come from your descendants,

OET-RV GEN 35:12

12 and I’ll give you the land that I gave to Avraham and to Yitshak (Isaac), and in the future, I’ll give the land to your descendants after you.”

OET-LV GEN 35:9

9 And_ god _he _appeared to Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) again when_came_he from_Paddan- aram and_he/it _blessed DOM_him/it.

OET-LV GEN 35:10

10 And_he/it _said to_him/it god name _of_your is_Yaˊₐqoⱱ not name _of_your it _will _be _called again Yaˊₐqoⱱ if/because (if) Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _will _be your(ms)_name and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV GEN 35:11

11 And_he/it _said to_him/it god I am_god _of almighty be _fruitful and_multiply a _nation and_a _company _of nations it _will _be from_you and_kings from_loins _of_your they _will _come _out.

OET-LV GEN 35:12

12 And_DOM the_earth/land which I _gave to_ʼAⱱrāhām and_to_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) to/for_yourself(m) I_will _give _it and_to_offspring _of_your after_you I _will _give DOM the_earth/land.

Show passage in OET: DEU 6:1–4

OET-RV DEU 6:1

6 These are the instructions and rules and regulations that your god Yahweh ordered me to teach you all, to do in the land that you’re about to enter and occupy.

OET-RV DEU 6:2

2 He wants you all to honour him, to follow all his instructions, and to keep his rules that I’m teaching you and your descendants so that your time on the land will be prolonged.

OET-RV DEU 6:3

3 So, listen Yisrael (Israel) and follow carefully so that it will go well for you and that you’ll increase in population in that very fertile land as your ancestors’ god, Yahweh, promised.

OET-RV DEU 6:4

4 Listen Yisrael: Yahweh alone is our god

OET-LV DEU 6:1

6 And_this is_the_command the_regulations and_the_judgements which YHWH god _of_your(pl) he _has _commanded to_teach you(pl) for_doing on _the_earth where you(pl) are_about _to _pass _over to_(to) to_take_possession _of _it.

OET-LV DEU 6:2

2 So _that you _may _fear DOM YHWH god _of_your to_guard/protect DOM all _of regulations _of_his and_commands _of_his which I am_commanding _of_you you and_child _of_your and_the _child _of your _child _of_your all _of the _days _of your(pl)_life _of_your and_so _that they_may _grow _long days _of_your.

OET-LV DEU 6:3

3 And_you _will _hear Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you _will _take _care for_doing that it _will _go _well to/for_yourself(m) and_which you(pl)_will _increase exceedingly just_as YHWH the _god _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your he _spoke to/for_you(fs) a _land flowing _of milk and_honey.

OET-LV DEU 6:4

4 Wwww Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) YHWH god _of_our YHWH wwww.

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