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Genesis 32:23-32

23And he took themH3947,and sent them overH5674the brookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and sent overH5674that he had.

24And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290was leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.va.TerH3498alone; and there wrestledוַיֵּאָבֵ֥קvai.ye.'a.VekH79a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376with him until the breakingעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927of the dayהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837.

25And when he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he prevailedיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201not against him, he touchedוַיִּגַּ֖עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the hollow of his thighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409;and the hollowH3709of Jacob’sH3290thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409was out of jointוַתֵּ֙קַע֙va.Te.ka'H3363,as he wrestledH79with him.

26And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me goשַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,for the dayהַשָּׁ֑חַרha.Sha.charH7837breakethעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not let thee goאֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971,exceptאִם־'im-H518thou blessבֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃be.rakh.Ta.niH1288me.

27And he saidH559unto him, What isthy nameשְּׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034?And he saidH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

28And he saidH559,Thy nameH8034shall be calledH559no more JacobH3290,but Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for as a prince hast thou powerשָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.taH8280with Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430and with menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582,and hast prevailedוַתּוּכָֽל׃va.tu.KhalH3201.

29And JacobH3290askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592him,and saidH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,I pray thee, thy nameH8034.And he saidH559, Wherefore isitזֶּ֖הzehH2088thatthou dost askתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592after my nameH8034?And he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him there.

30And JacobH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameH8034of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Penielפְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElH6439:for I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440,and my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315is preservedוַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.TzelH5337.

31And as he passed overעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674PenuelH6439the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121roseוַיִּֽזְרַֽח־vai.yiz.rach-H2224upon him, and he haltedצֹלֵ֖עַtzo.Le.a'H6760upon his thighיְרֵכֽוֹ׃ye.re.KhoH3409.

32Therefore the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֨וּyo.khe.LuH398not ofthe sinewגִּ֣ידgidH1517which shrankהַנָּשֶׁ֗הha.na.ShehH5384, which isupon the hollowכַּ֣ףkafH3709of the thighH3409,unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:because he touchedנָגַע֙na.Ga'H5060the hollowבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290thighH3409in the sinewבְּגִ֖ידbe.GidH1517that shrankהַנָּשֶֽׁה׃ha.na.ShehH5384.

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