Verse List for GEN 32:28

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OET (OET-RV) “You won’t be called Yacob anymore,” the man said, “but you’ll be ‘Yisra’el’ (or ‘Israel’, which means ‘he struggled with God’), because you have struggled with God and with men, and you won.”

OET-LV [fn] and_he/it _said to_him/it what name _of_is_your and_he/it _said Yaˊₐqoⱱ.

ULT Then he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

UST Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but rather it will be Israel, which means ‘he who wrestles with God,’ because you have wrestled with God and with people, and you have won.”

BSB & MSB Then [the man] said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob,[fn] but Israel,[fn] because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

OEB Then he said, ‘Your name will be no longer Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with mortals and have won.’

WEBBE & WMBB He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

NET “No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him, “but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”

LSV And He says, “Your name is no longer called Jacob, but Israel; for you have reigned with God and with men, and prevail.”

FBV “Jacob will no longer be your name,” said the man. “Instead you will be called Israel, because you fought with God and with men and you won.”

T4T The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, which means ‘he struggles with God’, because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won.”

LEB And he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[fn] for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

BBE And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

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JPS (32-29) 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel: for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men?

YLT And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

Drby And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with [fn]God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

RV 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 he said, Thy/Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou/you hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.)

SLT And he will say, Thy name shall no more be said Jacob, but Israel, for thou wert a prince with God and with men, and thou shalt prevail.

Wbstr And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

KJB-1769 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.[fn]
(And he said, Thy/Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou/you power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.)

KJB-1611 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Iacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast preuailed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps He sayde: thy name shalbe called no more Iacob, but Israel: For as a prince hast thou wrasteled with God, and with men, and hast preuayled.
(He said: thy/your name shall be called no more Yacob, but Israel: For as a prince hast thou/you wrasteled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.)

Gnva Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
(Then said he, Thy/Your name shall be called Yacob no more, but Israel: because thou/you hast had power with God, thou/you shalt/shall also prevail with men.)

Cvdl He sayde: Thou shalt nomore be called Iacob, but Israel, for thou hast stryuen with God and with men, and hast preuayled.
(He said: Thou/You shalt/shall no more be called Yacob, but Israel, for thou/you hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.)

Wycl And the man seide, Thi name schal no more be clepid Jacob, but Israel; for if thou were strong ayens God, hou miche more schalt thou haue power ayens men.
(And the man said, Thy/Your name shall no more be called Yacob, but Israel; for if thou/you were strong against God, how much more shalt/shall thou/you have power against men.)

Luth Er sprach: Wie heißest du? Er antwortete: Jakob.
(He spoke: How hottest you(sg)? He replied: Yakob.)

ClVg At ille: Nequaquam, inquit, Jacob appellabitur nomen tuum, sed Israël: quoniam si contra Deum fortis fuisti, quanto magis contra homines prævalebis?[fn]
(But he/that_one: Not_at_all/By_no_means, he_said, Yacob appellabitur name your(sg), but Israel: since/because when/but_if on_the_contrary God strong/powerful you_were, how_much more on_the_contrary people/men you_will_prevail?)

UHB 29 וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שִׁמְ⁠ךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְ⁠עִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַ⁠תּוּכָֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ, τί τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐστίν; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἰακώβ.

BrTr And he said to him, What is thy name? and he answered, Jacob.