Genesis 32:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
יֵאָמֵ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
שִׁמְךָ֔
shêm
H8034
name
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׂרִ֧יתָ
sârâh
H8280
to contend
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְעִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַתּוּכָֽל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "Your name will no longer be called 'Jacob,' but, 'Israel,' for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."
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King James Version Public Domain
And 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).