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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.””

Genesis 32:26

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On the night before he meets Esau, whom he wronged years earlier, Jacob sends his family across the river and remains alone. A mysterious man wrestles with him until daybreak and injures his hip.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

World English Bible (WEB)

The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go, unless you bless me.”

King James Version (KJV)

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 (ASV)

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: Déjame, que raya el alba. Y él dijo: No te dejaré, si no me bendices.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el varón le dijo: ―Déjame ir, porque ya amanece. Pero Jacob le contestó: ―No te soltaré si no me bendices.

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