Genèse 32:28
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.
Note d'étude
Study Note
The renaming of Jacob to Israel — 'for you have striven with God and with humans and have prevailed' — is the etiological climax of one of the most enigmatic narratives in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 32:22–32). The name 'Israel' (Yisra'el) is interpreted in the text as 'he who strives with God' (yisreh + El), though modern scholars debate whether the root involves striving, ruling, or persevering. The unnamed divine antagonist (later read as the angel of the LORD, a pre-incarnate theophany, or the personification of Jacob's own struggle) dislocates Jacob's hip — a wounding that becomes the community's dietary memorial (verse 32). Hosea 12:3–4 recalls this episode as a defining moment for Israel's identity, suggesting the story was central to early Israelite self-understanding.
Autres traductions
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'
And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.
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