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Genesis 32:24-28

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.

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