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Genesis 32:24

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Gen 32:24

& Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Gen 32:25

& 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.

Gen 32:26

& Then he said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."

Gen 32:27

& So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."

Gen 32:28

& He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but (I.e. he who strives with God; or God strives) Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."

Gen 32:29

& Then Jacob asked him and said, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And he blessed him there.

Gen 32:30

& So Jacob named the place (I.e. the face of God) Peniel, for {he said,} "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved."