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Genesis 32:25–27

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

  6. Matthew 26:41Rank 6 from verse 25
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    41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

  7. Genesis 19:22Rank 7 from verse 25
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    22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

  8. Matthew 15:22–28Rank 8 from verse 25
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    22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

    23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

    24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

    26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

    27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

    28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

  9. Numbers 14:13–14Rank 9 from verse 25
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    13¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

    14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

  10. Psalms 30:6–7Rank 10 from verse 25
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    6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

    7Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

  11. Luke 11:5–8Rank 11 from verse 25
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    5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

    6For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

    7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

    8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

  12. Matthew 26:44Rank 12 from verse 25
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    44And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

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.

  6. Song of Solomon 3:4Rank 6 from verse 26
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    4It 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.

  7. Luke 18:1–7Rank 7 from verse 26
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    1AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

    2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

    3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

    5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

    6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

    7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

  8. Luke 24:28–29Rank 8 from verse 26
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    28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

    29But 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.

  9. Romans 8:37Rank 9 from verse 26
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    37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

  10. Exodus 32:10Rank 10 from verse 26
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    10Now 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.

  11. Deuteronomy 9:14Rank 11 from verse 26
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    14Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.

  12. Hebrews 5:7Rank 12 from verse 26
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    7Who 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;

  13. Isaiah 45:11Rank 13 from verse 26
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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.

  14. Isaiah 64:7Rank 14 from verse 26
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    7And 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.

  15. Psalms 67:6–7Rank 15 from verse 26
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    6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

    7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

  16. Song of Solomon 7:5Rank 16 from verse 26
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    5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

  17. 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 17 from verse 26
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    58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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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

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out

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

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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.

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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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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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 32:27

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

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

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

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.

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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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