Genesis 32 · Verse 26

Genesis 32:26

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis 32:26, King James Version

Genesis 32:26 in other translations

BSBThen the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
WEBThe man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
ASVAnd he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
YLTand he saith, ‘Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, ‘I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'
DARBYAnd he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
BBEAnd he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.
WebsterAnd he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh; And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

What does Genesis 32:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. I will not let thee go, except thou bless me--It is evident that Jacob was aware of the character of Him with whom he wrestled; and, believing that His power, though by far superior to human, was yet limited by His promise to do him good, he determined not to lose the golden opportunity of securing a blessing. And nothing gives God greater pleasure than to see the hearts of His people firmly adhering to Him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Let me go, for the day breaketh - Probably meaning, that as it was now morning, Jacob must rejoin his wives and children, and proceed on their journey. Though phantoms are supposed to disappear when the sun rises, that could be no reason in this case. Most of the angelic appearances mentioned in the Old and New Testaments took place in open day, which put their reality out of question.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 32:24-32

A great while before day, Jacob being alone, more fully spread his fears before God in prayer. While thus employed, One in the likeness of a man wrestled with him. When the spirit helpeth our infirmities, and our earnest and vast desires can scarcely find words to utter them, and we still mean more than we can express, then prayer is indeed wrestling with God. However tried or discouraged, we shall prevail; and…

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Genesis 32:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִיsha.le.Che.nilet go meH7971
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
עָלָ֖ה'a.Lahit has come upH5927
הַשָּׁ֑חַרha.Sha.charthe dawnH7837
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔'a.sha.le.cha.KhaI will let go youH7971
כִּ֖יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי\׃be.rakh.Ta.niyou have blessed meH1288

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Cross references for Genesis 32:26

  • Hosea 12:4

    Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;

  • Psalms 115:12-13

    The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:8-9

    For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  • Psalms 67:1

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:10

    And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

  • Song of Solomon 3:4

    It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Luke 24:28-29

    And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

  • Luke 18:1-7

    And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; …

  • Romans 8:37

    Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

  • Exodus 32:10

    Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

  • Isaiah 64:7

    And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let me go.
Ex 32:10; De 9:14; So 7:5; Isa 45:11; 64:7; Lu 24:28,29
I will not.
So 3:4; Ho 12:4; Lu 18:1-7; Ro 8:37; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 12:8,9; Heb 5:7
thou bless.
1Ch 4:10; Ps 67:1,6,7; 115:12,13

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Context

  • Genesis 32:25

    And 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.

  • Genesis 32:26

    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

  • Genesis 32:27

    And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

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Genesis 32:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo: Déjame, que raya el alba. Y él dijo: No te dejaré, si no me bendices.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et lorsqu’il vit qu’il ne prévalait pas sur lui, il toucha l’emboîture de sa hanche; et l’emboîture de la hanche de Jacob fut luxée, comme il luttait avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach er: Laß mich los, denn die Morgenröte ist aufgegangen; und er sprach: Ich lasse dich nicht los, du habest mich denn gesegnet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ad eum: Dimitte me: jam enim ascendit aurora. Respondit: Non dimittam te, nisi benedixeris mihi.