Genesis 32:24 “So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until d…”

Genesis 32:24

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day.

Darby Translation

And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

Bible in Basic English

Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.

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Cross references

“wrestled”

Ephesians 6:12 Luke 13:24 Genesis 30:8 Luke 22:44 Ephesians 6:18 Romans 15:30

Ephesians 6:12 · BSB

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Luke 13:24 · BSB

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Genesis 30:8 · BSB

Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

Luke 22:44 · BSB

And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Ephesians 6:18 · BSB

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Romans 15:30 · BSB

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

“man”

Hosea 12:3–5 Genesis 32:28 Genesis 32:30 1 Corinthians 15:47 Genesis 48:16 Isaiah 32:2

Hosea 12:3–5 · BSB

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

Genesis 32:28 · BSB

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Genesis 32:30 · BSB

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

1 Corinthians 15:47 · BSB

The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

Genesis 48:16 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Isaiah 32:2 · BSB

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

“breaking of the day”

Song of Solomon 2:17 Exodus 14:27

Song of Solomon 2:17 · BSB

Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

Exodus 14:27 · BSB

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

25When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

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