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And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob was left alone, and a Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Afterwards, Jacob went back and spent the rest of the night alone. A man came and fought with Jacob until just before daybreak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but he stayed behind, alone. Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And so Jacob was left alone, and he struggled with a man until daybreak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him, until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob is left alone, and One wrestles with him until the ascending of the dawn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will be left alone by himself, and a man will wrestle with him till the ascending of the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He remained alone: and behold a man wrestled with him till morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob was left there alone. Then a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv remained alone, and a man fought with him until the rising of dawn.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him till the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/32-24.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=8245" 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">23</span>He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><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.">So Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: way·yiw·wā·ṯêr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">was left</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇad·dōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Separation, a part. ">all alone,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and there a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/79.htm" title="79: way·yê·’ā·ḇêq (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To wrestle. A primitive root, probably to float away, but used only as denominative from 'abaq; to bedust, i.e. Grapple.">wrestled</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.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">daybreak.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7837.htm" title="7837: haš·šā·ḥar (Art:: N-ms) -- Dawn. From shachar; dawn."></a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.…<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="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a></span><br />Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-6.htm">Job 23:6</a></span><br />Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a></span><br />As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a></span><br />For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Isaiah 49:25</a></span><br />Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Daniel 10:8-19</a></span><br />So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. / I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. / Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Matthew 26:36-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” / He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-12.htm">Mark 1:12-13</a></span><br />At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness, / and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-39.htm">Luke 22:39-46</a></span><br />Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him. / When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.” / And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.</p><p class="hdg">wrestled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Genesis 30:8</a></b></br> And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Luke 13:24</a></b></br> Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></b></br> And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.</p><p class="hdg">man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28,30</a></b></br> And 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a></b></br> The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></b></br> And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.</p><p class="hdg">breaking of the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Exodus 14:27</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-17.htm">Song of Solomon 2:17</a></b></br> Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Ascending</a> <a href="/james/2-10.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/acts/27-33.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Wrestled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Ascending</a> <a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Wrestled</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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Being alone allows for introspection and vulnerability, setting the stage for a transformative experience. This moment follows Jacob's strategic planning to appease Esau, highlighting his fear and anxiety. The isolation can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual solitude, where one is stripped of distractions and forced to confront their own nature and God.<p><b>and there a man wrestled with him</b><br>The "man" is later revealed to be a divine being, often interpreted as an angel or a theophany, a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. Wrestling symbolizes struggle and conflict, both physical and spiritual. This encounter reflects Jacob's lifelong struggles, including his contentious relationships with Esau and Laban. The wrestling match can be seen as a physical manifestation of Jacob's internal struggles with God and his identity.<p><b>until daybreak</b><br>The duration of the struggle, lasting until daybreak, signifies perseverance and the relentless nature of spiritual battles. Daybreak symbolizes a new beginning, enlightenment, and revelation. In biblical terms, light often represents truth and divine presence. The timing suggests that Jacob's struggle leads to a transformation, as he emerges with a new identity and blessing. This moment foreshadows the dawn of a new era in Jacob's life, marked by his name change to Israel, meaning "he struggles with God."<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 son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Esau. At this point in his life, Jacob is returning to Canaan after years of living with his uncle Laban. He is preparing to meet Esau, whom he fears due to their past conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a></b><br>This mysterious figure wrestles with Jacob throughout the night. Traditionally, this "man" is understood to be a divine being, often interpreted as an angel or a theophany (an appearance of God).<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wrestling.htm">Wrestling</a></b><br>The event of wrestling signifies a spiritual struggle and transformation for Jacob. It is a pivotal moment in his life, marking a change in his identity and relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/daybreak.htm">Daybreak</a></b><br>The timing of the wrestling match, lasting until daybreak, symbolizes a new beginning and the dawning of a new phase in Jacob's life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/peniel.htm">Peniel</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in verse 24, Peniel is the place where this event occurs. Jacob names it Peniel, meaning "face of God," because he believes he has seen God face to face.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_prayer_and_struggle.htm">Perseverance in Prayer and Struggle</a></b><br>Just as Jacob wrestled with the man until daybreak, believers are encouraged to persist in prayer and spiritual struggles, trusting that God will bring about transformation and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_transformation.htm">Identity and Transformation</a></b><br>Jacob's wrestling leads to a change in his identity, symbolized by his new name, Israel. This teaches that encounters with God can transform our identity and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_encounters.htm">Divine Encounters</a></b><br>The wrestling match signifies a personal encounter with God. Believers should seek and cherish moments of divine interaction, understanding that they can lead to profound spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/facing_fears_with_faith.htm">Facing Fears with Faith</a></b><br>Jacob's fear of meeting Esau is juxtaposed with his wrestling with God. This teaches that facing our fears with faith can lead to divine intervention and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a></b><br>Despite Jacob's past deceit, God chooses to engage with him, demonstrating His sovereignty and grace. This reassures believers that God's plans and purposes prevail despite human flaws.<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/how_did_jacob_see_god_and_live.htm">How could Jacob wrestle with God (Gen. 32:24–30) when Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live? </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_did_jacob_wrestle_with_god.htm">Hosea 12:3–4: How can Jacob physically wrestle with God if God is portrayed elsewhere as omnipotent and spiritual? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_transformation_spiritual_renewal.htm">How does transformation reflect spiritual renewal in the Bible?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">There wrestled.</span>--This verb, <span class= "ital">abak, </span>occurs only here, and without doubt it was chosen because of its resemblance to the name Jabbok. Its probable derivation is from a word signifying <span class= "ital">dust, </span>because wrestlers were quickly involved in a cloud of dust, or because, as was the custom in Greece, they rubbed their bodies with it.<p><span class= "bld">A man.</span>--Such he seemed to be to Jacob; but Hosea (<a href="/genesis/12-4.htm" title="So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.">Genesis 12:4</a>) calls him an angel; and, in <a href="/genesis/32-30.htm" title="And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.">Genesis 32:30</a>, Jacob recognises in him a manifestation of the Deity, as Hagar had done before, when an angel appeared to her (<a href="/genesis/16-13.htm" title="And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that sees me?">Genesis 16:13</a>). There is no warrant for regarding the angel as an incarnation of Deity, any more than in the case of Manoah (<a href="/judges/13-22.htm" title="And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.">Judges 13:22</a>); but it was a manifestation of God mediately by His messenger, and was one of the many signs indicative of a more complete manifestation by the coming of the Word in the flesh. The opposite idea of many modern commentators, that the narrative is an allegory, is contradicted by the attendant circumstances, especially by the change of Jacob's name, and his subsequent lameness, to which national testimony was borne by the customs of the Jews.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob was left alone</span> (probably on the north bank of the Jabbok; but <span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 23); <span class="cmt_word">and there wrestled</span> - thus assaulting in his strong point one who had been a wrestler or heel-catcher from his youth (Murphy). The old word <span class="hebrew">נֶךאבַק</span>, niph. of <span class="hebrew">אָבַק</span>, unused, a dehorn, from <span class="hebrew">חָבַק</span>, dust, because in wrestling the dust is raised (Aben Ezra, Gesenius), or a weakened form of <span class="hebrew">חָבַק</span>, to wind round, to embrace (Furst), obviously contains an allusion to the Jabbok (<span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 22) - <span class="cmt_word">a man</span> - called an angel by Hosea (<a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4</a>), and God by Jacob (ver. 30); but <span class="accented">vide</span> <span class="accented">infra - <span class="cmt_word"></span>with him until the breaking of the day</span> - literally, the <span class="accented">ascending of the morning</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/32-24.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">So Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</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">was left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiw·wā·ṯêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all alone,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַדּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇad·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [there] a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wrestled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·’ā·ḇêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - 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 /><br /><span class="word">with him</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֔וֹ</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">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daybreak.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">OT Law: Genesis 32:24 Jacob was left alone and wrestled (Gen. 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