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and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When <i>the man</i> saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob&#8217s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he saw that he had not prevailed against him, so he touched the socket of his thigh; and so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the Man saw that He had not prevailed against Jacob, He touched his hip joint; and Jacob’s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob&#8217s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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 strained, as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not win, he struck Jacob on the hip and threw it out of joint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 strained, as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not win against Jacob, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that it was dislocated as they wrestled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the man saw that he was not winning the struggle, he hit Jacob on the hip, and it was thrown out of joint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the man realized that he hadn't yet won the struggle, he injured the socket of Jacob's thigh, dislocating it as he wrestled with him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob?s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he saw that he did not defeat him, he struck the socket of his hip, and Jacob?s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he saw that he didn’t prevail against him, the man touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained as he wrestled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He sees that He is not able for him, and He comes against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will see that he will not prevail over him and he will touch upon the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh will be alienated in his wrestling with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the man saw that he could not prevail over him, he struck Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that Jacob’s socket was dislocated as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the man saw that he did not prevail 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he saw that he did not match his strength, and he touched his hip, and the hip of Yaquuv was dislocated as he fought with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 strained, as he wrestled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he saw that he prevailed not against him; and he touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob's thigh was benumbed in his wrestling with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/32-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8251" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Jacob Wrestles with God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">When the man saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵōl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">overpower</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: way·yig·ga‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">he struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: bə·ḵap̄- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">the socket</a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: yə·rê·ḵōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.">of Jacob’s hip</a> <a href="/hebrew/3363.htm" title="3363: wat·tê·qa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sever oneself, i.e. to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale.">and dislocated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap̄- (N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: ye·reḵ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">as they</a> <a href="/hebrew/79.htm" title="79: bə·hê·’ā·ḇə·qōw (Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To wrestle. A primitive root, probably to float away, but used only as denominative from 'abaq; to bedust, i.e. Grapple.">wrestled.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Hosea 12:3-4</a></span><br />In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. / Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7-10</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12-15</a></span><br />And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. / And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9-10</a></span><br />After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2-6</a></span><br />There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. / So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” / When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-24</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-8</a></span><br />Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10-14</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-43.htm">Luke 22:43-44</a></span><br />Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. / And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-51.htm">John 1:51</a></span><br />Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">that he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22</a></b></br> Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13,14</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear <i>it</i>, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14</a></b></br> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, <i>and</i> ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">touched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Genesis 32:32</a></b></br> Therefore the children of Israel eat not <i>of</i> the sinew which shrank, which <i>is</i> upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6,7</a></b></br> And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41,44</a></b></br> Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed <i>is</i> willing, but the flesh <i>is</i> weak… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-8.htm">Able</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-13.htm">Dislocated</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Hip</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/32-21.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">Joint</a> <a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Socket</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Strained</a> <a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/genesis/27-22.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Wrenched</a> <a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Wrestled</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-4.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/15-10.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-13.htm">Dislocated</a> <a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">Hip</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Joint</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Socket</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Strained</a> <a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Wrenched</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Wrestled</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-1.htm">Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">His message to Esau.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-6.htm">He is afraid of Esau's coming.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">He prays for deliverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">He halts.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Traditionally understood as an angel or a theophany, this encounter is significant in Jacob's life. The inability to overpower Jacob highlights Jacob's tenacity and determination, traits that have defined his life. This struggle can be seen as a metaphor for Jacob's lifelong struggles with God and man, as he has contended with Esau, Laban, and now this divine being. Theologically, it suggests that God allows Himself to be engaged by humans, inviting them into a relationship that involves struggle and perseverance.<p><b>he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip</b><br>The striking of Jacob's hip is both literal and symbolic. Physically, it results in a limp, marking Jacob permanently. Symbolically, it represents a turning point in Jacob's life, where his self-reliance is challenged, and he must depend on God. The hip socket is a vulnerable point, and this act signifies God's power and authority over Jacob. This moment of weakness is a precursor to Jacob's transformation and blessing, illustrating the biblical theme that God's strength is made perfect in human weakness (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>).<p><b>and dislocated it as they wrestled</b><br>The dislocation of Jacob's hip signifies a change in his identity and destiny. This physical ailment serves as a constant reminder of his encounter with God and the new name he will receive, Israel, meaning "he struggles with God." This wrestling match is a pivotal moment in biblical history, as it marks the transition from Jacob, the deceiver, to Israel, the father of a nation. The struggle and its outcome foreshadow the future struggles of the Israelites, who will also wrestle with God throughout their history. This event is a type of Christ, who also wrestled in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, submitting to God's will and securing a blessing for humanity through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jacob is the grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac. Known for his cunning and determination, Jacob is returning to Canaan after years of living with his uncle Laban. This event marks a pivotal moment in his life, symbolizing a transformation in his relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a></b><br>Often interpreted as a divine being, possibly an angel or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ (a theophany). This mysterious figure engages Jacob in a physical struggle, which serves as a spiritual metaphor for Jacob's life and relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wrestling_match.htm">Wrestling Match</a></b><br>This event takes place at night and is both a literal and symbolic struggle. It represents Jacob's lifelong struggle with God and man, highlighting themes of perseverance, blessing, and transformation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dislocation_of_jacob's_hip.htm">Dislocation of Jacob’s Hip</a></b><br>This physical injury is significant as it symbolizes Jacob's vulnerability and the lasting impact of his encounter with God. It serves as a reminder of his dependence on God and the change in his character.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/peniel.htm">Peniel</a></b><br>The place where this event occurs, meaning "face of God." Jacob names it Peniel because he believes he has seen God face to face and survived, marking it as a place of divine encounter and revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Jacob's wrestling with the man teaches us the importance of perseverance in our spiritual lives. Just as Jacob did not give up, we are called to persist in our faith, even when faced with challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The dislocation of Jacob's hip serves as a reminder of our need to rely on God. Our weaknesses can become opportunities for God's strength to be displayed in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a></b><br>Jacob's encounter with God leads to a transformation in his identity and character. Similarly, our encounters with God should lead to personal growth and change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_blessing.htm">Seeking God's Blessing</a></b><br>Jacob's determination to receive a blessing from God highlights the importance of earnestly seeking God's favor and guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as Jacob's name and identity were changed after his encounter, believers are given a new identity in Christ, called to live out this transformation in their daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_touch_injure_jacob's_hip.htm">How is it scientifically plausible for Jacob’s hip to be permanently injured simply by a touch (Gen. 32:25)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jacob_wrestle_with_god.htm">What is the significance of Jacob wrestling with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_jacob's_struggle_recorded.htm">If Jacob was alone during the struggle, how was this event recorded in such detail (Gen. 32:22-31)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob_and_esau_reconcile_quickly.htm">How could Jacob and Esau reconcile so suddenly in Genesis 33:4 after years of hostility, and is there historical evidence for Esau's 400 men?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">The hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint.</span>--The hollow is in the Hebrew the pan or socket into which the end of the thigh bone is inserted, and the verb more probably signifies that it was sprained from the over-tension of the muscles in the wrestling. But, in spite of his sprained tendons, Jacob still resisted, and could not be thrown down, and the angel, unable to gain any further advantage, at last acknowledges Jacob's superiority, and at sunrise craves permission to depart.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he</span> (the unknown wrestler) <span class="cmt_word">saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched</span> - not struck (Knobel) - <span class="cmt_word">the hollow of his thigh</span> (literally, <span class="accented">the socket of</span> the hip); <span class="cmt_word">and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him</span> - literally, <span class="accented">in his wrestling with him</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/32-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When the man saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֗רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He could not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overpower [Jacob],</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He struck</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yig·ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the socket</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכַף־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob’s hip</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֵכ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rê·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3409.htm">Strong's 3409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thigh,loin, flank, side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and dislocated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֙קַע֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·qa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3363.htm">Strong's 3363: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever oneself, to be dislocated, to abandon, to impale</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it]</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wrestled.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהֵֽאָבְק֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hê·’ā·ḇə·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_79.htm">Strong's 79: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bedust, grapple</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 32:25 When he saw that he didn't prevail (Gen. 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