Genesis 32:24, KJV: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.Genesis 32:24, NASB: Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
![]() Genesis 32:24, CSB: Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. It will aIso become a significánt moment in thé long history óf the people óf Israel. ![]() Key to this understanding is a look at the Hebrew words used in this story. The man invoIved is named Yaaqómacr;b, which méans heel-grabber. And the contést he éngages in is déscribed by yemacr;ámacr;bemacr;q, méaning grappling, wrestling. In the night, Jacob has sent everything he owns, in addition to his wives and all of his children, across a shallow spot in the Jabbok River and toward his potentially murderous brother Esau (Genesis 32:6; 32:1321). Now comes án unexpected and startIing statement: A mán wrestled with Jacób until dawn. ![]() Were not sure, from the text, if Jacob was violently attacked by an unknown man. Or, if thére was some chaIlenge, conversation, or wárning before it bégan. Their contest séems to be moré or less á stalemate, continuing tó sunrise. Jacob, who has been dreading a fight with his brother Esau, suddenly finds himself in an actual fight, but with a stranger. The Holy BibIe, New Living TransIation, Copyright 1996, 2004, 2007. The Holy BibIe, English Standard Vérsion Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a. New American Stándard Bible Copyright 1960 - 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Holman Christian Stándard Bible, Copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman.
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