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27 And he said unto him: 'What is thy name?' And be said: 'Jacob.' 28 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.' 29 And Jacob asked him, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.' And he said: 'Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name?' And he blessed him there. Genesis 32:27-29, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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