Genesis 32:30 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 32:30

28 And He said, ^a“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but¹ Israel; for you have ^bstruggled with God and ^cwith men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, ^a“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He ^bblessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place¹ Peniel: “For ^aI have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

31 Just as he crossed over¹ Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.

32 Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He¹ touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 32:30

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American Standard Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, `said he', I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Amplified® Bible
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared {and} not snatched away.

Contemporary English Version
Jacob said, "I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive." So he named the place Peniel.

Darby English Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel -- For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.

Good News Bible
Jacob said, "I have seen God face-to-face, and I am still alive"; so he named the place Peniel.

King James Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

New American Standard Bible
So Jacob named the place Peniel, for {he said,} "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved."

New International Version
So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."

New King James Version
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, " I have seen God face to face, yet He has preserved my life ."

Revised Standard Version
So Jacob called the name of the place Peni'el, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for `I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'

New English Translation
So Jacob named the place Peniel,¹ explaining,² “Certainly³ I have seen God face to face⁴ and have survived.”⁵

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