Genesis
Genesis 32:26–27
26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27“What is your name?” the man asked.
“Jacob,” he replied.
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Genesis 32:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let me go | שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִי | šal·lə·ḥê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it is daybreak | עָלָ֖ה | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| But Jacob replied | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let you go | אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ | ’ă·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| unless | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you bless me | בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃ | bê·raḵ·tā·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
Genesis 32:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is your name | שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ | šə·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| the man asked | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 32:26 Hosea 12:4 · Psalm 115:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 12:8–9 · Psalm 67:1 · 1 Chronicles 4:10 · Song of Solomon 3:4 · Luke 24:28–29 · Luke 18:1–7 · Romans 8:37 · Exodus 32:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.