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Genesis 32:27

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

KJV

Ait ergo : Quod nomen est tibi ? Respondit : Jacob.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Τί τὸ ὄνομά σού ἐστιν; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Ἰακώβ.

LXX

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֔/נִי כִּ֥י עָלָ֖ה הַ/שָּׁ֑חַר וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲ/ךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם בֵּרַכְתָּֽ/נִי

Hebrew

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People JacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
שָּֽׁחַר
shchr
noun · 25×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2573God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.17 Before confronting his elder brother Esau, Jacob wrestles all night with a mysterious figure who refuses to reveal his name, but he blesses him before leaving him at dawn. From this account, the spiritual tradition of the Church has retained the symbol of prayer as a battle of faith and as the trium…

Cross-references

  • Gen 35:10 — And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
  • Ps 20:1 — The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;