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Genesis 32:23–26

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And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
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.
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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From verse 24

  1. Hosea 12:3–5Rank 1 from verse 24
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    3¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

    4Yea, 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;

    5Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

  2. Ephesians 6:12Rank 2 from verse 24
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    12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

  3. Genesis 32:28Rank 3 from verse 24
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    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  4. Luke 13:24Rank 4 from verse 24
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    24¶ Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

  5. Genesis 32:30Rank 5 from verse 24
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    30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

From verse 25

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7–9Rank 1 from verse 25
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    7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

    8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

    9And 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.

  2. Hosea 12:3–4Rank 2 from verse 25
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    3¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

    4Yea, 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;

  3. Genesis 32:32Rank 3 from verse 25
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    32Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

  4. Isaiah 41:14Rank 4 from verse 25
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    14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  5. Isaiah 45:11Rank 5 from verse 25
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    11Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

From verse 26

  1. Hosea 12:4Rank 1 from verse 26
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    4Yea, 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;

  2. Psalms 115:12–13Rank 2 from verse 26
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    12The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

    13He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:8–9Rank 3 from verse 26
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    8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

    9And 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.

  4. 1 Chronicles 4:10Rank 4 from verse 26
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    10And 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.

  5. Psalms 67:1Rank 5 from verse 26
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    1GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

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Genesis 32:23

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 32:24

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

alone

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1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wrestled

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Past-tense or past-participial form of wrestle (to struggle or contend against an opponent, literally or figuratively).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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breaking

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The act or process of parting, opening, bursting, demolishing, violating, dividing, or beginning to break forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 32:25

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hollow

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Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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joint

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A place where parts of the body or another structure meet; in joint-heirs, sharing together.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wrestled

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Past-tense or past-participial form of wrestle (to struggle or contend against an opponent, literally or figuratively).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 32:26

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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32:13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

32:14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

32:15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

32:16And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

32:17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

32:18Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

32:19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.

32:20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

32:21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

32:22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

32:23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

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32:24¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

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32:25And 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.

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

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32:27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

32:29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

32:31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

32:32Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

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