New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 32:25-32

25When he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he had not prevailedיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201against him, he touchedוַיִּגַּ֖עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the socketבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of his thighיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409;so the socketכַּף־kaf-H3709of Jacob’sH3290thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409was dislocatedוַתֵּ֙קַע֙va.Te.ka'H3363while he wrestledH79with him.

26Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “LetH7971me goשַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,for the dawnהַשָּׁ֑חַרha.Sha.charH7837is breakingעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927.”But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not letH7971you goאֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971unlessאִם־'im-H3588 H518you blessבֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃be.rakh.Ta.niH1288me.”

27So he saidH559to him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your nameשְּׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034?”And he saidH559, “Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.”

28He saidH559, “Your nameH8034shall noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750be JacobH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for you have strivenשָׂרִ֧יתָsa.Ri.taH8280with Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430and with menH376and have prevailedוַתּוּכָֽל׃va.tu.KhalH3201.”

29ThenJacobH3290askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592him and saidH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me your nameH8034.”But he saidH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that you askתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592my nameH8034?”And he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

30So JacobH3290namedוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Penielפְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElH6439, for he said, “I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440, yet mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315has been preservedוַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.TzelH5337.”

31Now the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121roseוַיִּֽזְרַֽח־vai.yiz.rach-H2224upon him justH3512as he crossedH5674overH5674PenuelH6439,and he was limpingצֹלֵ֖עַtzo.Le.a'H6760on his thighיְרֵכֽוֹ׃ye.re.KhoH3409.

32Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921 H3651,to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478do not eatיֹאכְל֨וּyo.khe.LuH398the sinewגִּ֣ידgidH1517of the hipהַנָּשֶׁ֗הha.na.ShehH5384whichH834is on the socketכַּ֣ףkafH3709of the thighH3409,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he touchedנָגַע֙na.Ga'H5060the socketבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290thighH3409in the sinewבְּגִ֖ידbe.GidH1517of the hipהַנָּשֶֽׁה׃ha.na.ShehH5384.

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