Genesis 35:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 35:10

8 Now ^aDeborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called¹ Allon Bachuth.

9 Then ^aGod appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and ^bblessed him.

10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; ^ayour name shall not be called Jacob anymore, ^bbut Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel.

11 Also God said to him: ^a“I am God Almighty. ^bBe fruitful and multiply; ^ca nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

12 The ^aland which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”

13 Then God ^awent up from him in the place where He talked with him.

14 So Jacob ^aset up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 35:10

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Again God said to him, Your name is Jacob [supplanter]; you shall not be called Jacob any longer, but Israel shall be your name. So He called him Israel [contender with God].

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And God said to him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called his name Israel.

Good News Bible
God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but from now on it will be Israel." So God named him Israel.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; You shall no longer be called Jacob, But Israel shall be your name. Thus He called him Israel."

New International Version
God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. " So he named him Israel.

New King James Version
And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name." So He called his name Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God said to him, "You have the name of Jacob;You shall no longer have the name of Jacob, But Israel shall become your name." Thus He called him Israel.

Revised Standard Version
And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and God saith to him, `Thy name `is' Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name Israel.

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