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Genesis 35:10-12
English Standard Version
Genesis 35:10-12
English Standard Version
10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (A)no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but (B)Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. 11 And God said to him, (C)“I am God Almighty:[a] be (D)fruitful and multiply. (E)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[b] 12 (F)The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.”
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- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins
Genesis 35:10-12
New International Version
Genesis 35:10-12
New International Version
10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[a] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[b]”(A) So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[c];(B) be fruitful and increase in number.(C) A nation(D) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(E) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(F)”(G)
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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