Genesis 32:26
Verse 26 of 32. The 32nd of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.
22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
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 out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28And 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.
29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Genesis 32:26 in the World English Bible
The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”Read Genesis 32:26 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:26
The angel, by an admirable condescension, mildly requests Jacob to let him go (v. 26), as God said to Moses (Exod. xxxii. 10), Let me alone. Could not a mighty angel get clear of Jacob's grapples? He could; but thus he would put an honour on Jacob's faith and prayer, and further try his constancy.
Read Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:24–32: Jacob Wrestles with an Angel. (b. c. 1739.)
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.