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Genesis 32:26

What does Genesis 32:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 32:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he saith, `Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, `I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to him: Let me go, for it is break of day. He answered: I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.

Context

v.25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.

v.26This passage

v.27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Song of Solomon 7:5

    Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:10

    And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

  • Psalms 67:6

    The earth hath yielded its increase: God, even our own God, will bless us.

  • Luke 18:1

    And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  • Song of Solomon 3:4

    It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Isaiah 45:11

    Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.

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