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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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…