Berean Standard Bible
“And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel. ” So God named him Israel.”
Jacob has returned to Bethel, where God first met him as a fugitive. God appears again after the painful events at Shechem and Jacob has just put away his household's foreign gods.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel. ” So God named him Israel.
World English Bible (WEB)
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.
King James Version (KJV)
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Jacob is your name, but it will be so no longer; from now your name will be Israel; so he was named Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y díjole Dios: Tu nombre es Jacob; no se llamará más tu nombre Jacob, sino Israel será tu nombre: y llamó su nombre Israel.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Le dijo Dios: «Hasta hoy te llamaste Jacob (usurpador). Pero a partir de este momento ya no te llamarás Jacob, sino Israel (el que prevalece con Dios)». Así que Dios le cambió el nombre.
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