Genesis 32:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.””
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“Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he saith, `Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, `I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 32:26 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 32:10Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
- 1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
- Psalms 67:1May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
- Psalms 115:12The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
- Song of Solomon 3:4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
- Song of Solomon 7:5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Isaiah 45:11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
- Isaiah 64:7No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
- Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Luke 24:28As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
- Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
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