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 in other translations
| BSB | Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” |
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| WEB | The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.” |
| ASV | And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. |
| YLT | and he saith, ‘Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, ‘I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.' |
| DARBY | And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me. |
| BBE | And 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. |
| Webster | And 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
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Genesis 32:26 in the original Hebrew
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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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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.
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. |
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| 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. |