Genesis 32:31

Genesis 32:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
• New International Version (NIV)The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.

Context of Genesis 32:31

29Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he answered, “Why do you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. 30Jacob then named the place Peniel, “For I have seen God face to face,” he said, “yet my life has been spared.” The sun shone on him as he passed by Penuel — limping because of his hip. 32That is why, still today, the Israelites don’t eat the thigh muscle that is at the hip socket: because he struck Jacob’s hip socket at the thigh muscle.

Genesis 32:31 word by word

וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־ל֣וֹ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָבַ֖ר אֶת־פְּנוּאֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא צֹלֵ֖עַ עַל־יְרֵכֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And as he passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Penuelפְּנוּאֵלpenû'êl penîy'êl · PenielH6439
• the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• roseזָרַחzârach · to riseH2224
• upon him, and he haltedצָלַעtsâla‛ · to limpH6760
• upon his thighיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409

Cross-references for Genesis 32:31

• Genesis 19:15At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
• Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
• Genesis 32:25When the man saw that he could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.
• Psalms 38:17For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself.

Commentaries on Genesis 32:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The sun rose upon him - Did the Prophet Malachi refer to this, Malachi 4:2; : Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings? Possibly with the rising of the sun, which may here be understood as emblematical of the Sun of righteousness - the Lord Jesus, the pain and weakness of his thigh passed away, and he felt both in soul and body that he was healed of his plagues.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka. 29. ישׂראל yı̂śrā'ēl Jisrael, “prince of God.” 31. פניאל penı̂y'ēl = פנוּאל penû'ēl Peniel, Penuel, “face of God.” After twenty years spent in Aram, Jacob now returns to Kenann. As his departure was marked by a great moment in his spiritual life, so he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 A great while before day, Jacob being alone, more fully spread his fears before God in prayer. While thus employed, One in the likeness of a man wrestled with him. When the spirit helpeth our infirmities, and our earnest and vast desires can scarcely find words to utter them, and we still mean more than we can express, then prayer is indeed wrestling with God. However tried or discouraged, we shall prevail; and prevailing with Him in prayer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31God injured Jacob’s hip. This limited Jacob’s pride and self-reliance (depending on his own strength). Because God reduced his natural strength, Jacob had to trust the Lord more. Jacob thought he could return to his land by outsmarting his brother again (32:3–21). But at the border of the land, he met its true owner. He would receive the land, but only if God fought for him. Self-reliance (trying to gain God’s blessing by our own strength or by worldly…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. halted upon his thigh--As Paul had a thorn in the flesh given to humble him, lest he should be too elevated by the abundant revelations granted him [2Co 12:7], so Jacob's lameness was to keep him mindful of this mysterious scene, and that it was in gracious condescension the victory was yielded to him. In the greatest of these spiritual victories which, through faith, any of God's people obtain, there is always something to humble them.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 32:31

• Israel
• Penuel
• Prayer
• Religion
• Rising

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Cast
• Deal
• Halt
• Mercy
• Penuel
• Present
• Touch
• Worthy
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism

Commentaries on Genesis 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings