Gen 35:10 | NETfull | STEP | God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel.

Genesis 35:10

10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel. ^{▼▼ Heb “and he called his name Israel.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} ^{▼▼ The name Israel means “God fights” (although some interpret the meaning as “he fights [with] God”). See Gen 32:28.}