Focused Passage

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau, Wrestles with God, and Is Renamed Israel

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22 During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

23 He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

24 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

25 When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

27 “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.

28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

29 And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

During the night בַּלַּ֣יְלָה H3915 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . ה֗וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Jacob got up וַיָּ֣קָם׀ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and took וַיִּקַּ֞ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his two שְׁתֵּ֤י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct wives נָשָׁיו֙ H802 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker his two שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct maidservants שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו H8198 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his eleven אַחַ֥ד H259 Number - masculine singular construct . . . עָשָׂ֖ר H6240 Number - masculine singular sons יְלָדָ֑יו H3206 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and crossed וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker the ford מַעֲבַ֥ר H4569 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Jabbok יַבֹּֽק׃ H2999 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

He took them וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and sent them across וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the stream הַנָּ֑חַל H5158 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker along with all his possessions אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative
Verse 24

Original words

So Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular was left וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר H3498 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular all alone לְבַדּ֑וֹ H905 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and [there] a man אִישׁ֙ H376 Noun - masculine singular wrestled וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק H79 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular with him עִמּ֔וֹ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine singular until עַ֖ד H5704 Preposition daybreak עֲל֥וֹת H5927 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ H7837 Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or Man; here and in verses 25–28; corresponding pronouns may also be capitalized
Verse 25

Original words

When the man saw וַיַּ֗רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular that כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction he could not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle overpower יָכֹל֙ H3201 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular [Jacob] ל֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular he struck וַיִּגַּ֖ע H5060 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the socket בְּכַף־ H3709 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Jacob’s hip יְרֵכ֑וֹ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and dislocated וַתֵּ֙קַע֙ H3363 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . כַּף־ H3709 Noun - feminine singular construct [it] יַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . יֶ֣רֶךְ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct as they עִמּֽוֹ׃ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine singular wrestled בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ H79 Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Then [the man] said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Let me go שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִי H7971 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction it is daybreak עָלָ֖ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . הַשָּׁ֑חַר H7837 Article | Noun - masculine singular But Jacob replied וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular I will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle let you go אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ H7971 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular unless כִּ֖י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction you bless me בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃ H1288 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Verse 27

Original words

What מַה־ H4100 Interrogative is your name שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular the man asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֵלָ֖יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular he replied וַיֹּ֖אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

Then [the man] said וַיֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Your name שִׁמְךָ֔ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular will no לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer עוֹד֙ H5750 Adverb be יֵאָמֵ֥ר H559 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jacob יַעֲקֹב֙ H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular but Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction because כִּ֖י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction you have struggled שָׂרִ֧יתָ H8280 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular with עִם־ H5973 Preposition God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural and with וְעִם־ H5973 Conjunctive waw | Preposition men אֲנָשִׁ֖ים H376 Noun - masculine plural and you have prevailed וַתּוּכָֽל׃ H3201 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives.
  • Israel means he struggles with God.
Verse 29

Original words

And Jacob יַעֲקֹ֗ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular requested וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל H7592 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Please נָּ֣א H4994 Interjection tell me הַגִּֽידָה־ H5046 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular your name שְׁמֶ֔ךָ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular But he replied וַיֹּ֕אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Why לָ֥מָּה H4100 Interrogative . . . זֶּ֖ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular do you ask תִּשְׁאַ֣ל H7592 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular my name לִשְׁמִ֑י H8034 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Then he blessed וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular [Jacob] אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular there שָֽׁם׃ H8033 Adverb
Verse 30

Original words

So Jacob יַעֲקֹ֛ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular named וַיִּקְרָ֧א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . שֵׁ֥ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct the place הַמָּק֖וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular Peniel פְּנִיאֵ֑ל H6439 Noun - proper - feminine singular saying, “Indeed כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I have seen רָאִ֤יתִי H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural face פָּנִ֣ים H6440 Noun - masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition face פָּנִ֔ים H6440 Noun - masculine plural and yet my life נַפְשִֽׁי׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular was spared וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל H5337 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Peniel means the face of God.
Verse 31

Original words

The sun הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ H8121 Article | Noun - common singular rose וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־ H2224 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular above him ל֣וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative he passed by עָבַ֖ר H5674 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Penuel פְּנוּאֵ֑ל H6439 Noun - proper - feminine singular and he וְה֥וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular was limping צֹלֵ֖עַ H6760 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular because of עַל־ H5921 Preposition his hip יְרֵכֽוֹ׃ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Penuel is a variant of Peniel; see verse 30.
Verse 32

Original words

Therefore עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . כֵּ֡ן H3651 Adverb to עַ֖ד H5704 Preposition this הַזֶּ֑ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular day הַיּ֣וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle eat יֹאכְל֨וּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the tendon גִּ֣יד H1517 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַנָּשֶׁ֗ה H5384 Article | Noun - masculine singular attached אֲשֶׁר֙ H834 Pronoun - relative to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the socket כַּ֣ף H3709 Noun - feminine singular construct of the hip הַיָּרֵ֔ךְ H3409 Article | Noun - feminine singular because כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction the socket בְּכַף־ H3709 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular hip יֶ֣רֶךְ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct was struck נָגַע֙ H5060 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular near that tendon בְּגִ֖יד H1517 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַנָּשֶֽׁה׃ H5384 Article | Noun - masculine singular

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