Genesis 32:30

Genesis 32:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
• New International Version (NIV)So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

Context of Genesis 32:30

28Then the man said, ‘Your name will not be Jacob any longer. Your name will now be Israel. That is because you have fought with God and you have fought with men. And you have won!’ 29Then Jacob said, ‘Please tell me your name.’ But the man said, ‘Why do you want to know my name?’ Then he blessed Jacob in that place. So Jacob called the place Peniel. He said, ‘I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive!’ 31The sun rose in the sky as Jacob passed through Peniel. He could not walk properly because of his hip. 32Even today, the Israelite people do not eat the meat of an animal where it joins to the hip. This is because God touched Jacob's hip.

Genesis 32:30 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֧א יַעֲקֹ֛ב שֵׁ֥ם הַמָּק֖וֹם פְּנִיאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־רָאִ֤יתִי אֱלֹהִים֙ פָּנִ֣ים אֶל־פָּנִ֔ים וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Penielפְּנוּאֵלpenû'êl penîy'êl · PenielH6439
• for I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• is preservedנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337

Cross-references for Genesis 32:30

• Genesis 32:31The sun rose in the sky as Jacob passed through Peniel. He could not walk properly because of his hip.
• Genesis 28:19Jacob called that place Bethel. Before that, the name of the place had been Luz.
• Judges 8:8Gideon continued his journey to Peniel. He asked their people for food too. But they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth.
• 1 Kings 12:25Jeroboam made Shechem into a strong city. He lived there, in the hill country of Ephraim. He also went to make Penuel a strong city.
• Genesis 16:13When Hagar heard what the angel said, she said to herself, ‘I have seen the God who sees me!’ So she called the Lord ‘The God who sees me.’
• Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel there. Under his feet was something like a jewel called sapphire. It was as bright as a clear blue sky.
• Exodus 33:14The Lord replied, ‘I myself will go with you. I will give you rest.’
• Numbers 12:8I speak clearly to him, as I come near to him. I do not say things to him that are hard to understand. He even sees the shape of the Lord. So you should have been afraid to speak against my servant Moses!’
• Deuteronomy 5:24They said, ‘The Lord our God has shown us how great and how powerful he is. We have heard his voice from the middle of the fire. We have learned this: People can continue to live, even after God has spoken to them.
• Deuteronomy 34:10There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses. The Lord spoke to him, face to face.
• Judges 6:22Gideon realized that he had been talking to the Lord's angel. He cried out, ‘Oh no! Almighty Lord, I have seen your angel, face to face.’
• Judges 13:21The Lord's angel did not appear to them again. Manoah then realized that their visitor was the Lord's own angel.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, ‘It is bad for me! My life is at an end! I have lips that are unclean. I live among people with lips that are unclean. With my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.’
• John 1:18Nobody has ever seen God. But God's only Son has shown God to us. He is very near to the Father, and he himself is God.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18We show the power of the Lord to other people. It is like God has removed a cloth from over our faces. He is changing us so that we become more and more like him. We show how great God is more and more clearly. It is the Lord who does all this, by the work of his Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6God is the one who said, ‘Let light shine in the dark.’ And he is the one who has caused his light to shine deep inside us. Because of that, we know how great and powerful God is. We see that his power shines brightly in Christ's face.

Commentaries on Genesis 32:30

• 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. 30Peniel (which means “face of God”): The name shows that Jacob recognized the man as a manifestation of God (a theophany). yet my life was spared (or and my soul has been rescued): This probably meant Jacob realized that God had answered his prayer to be saved from Esau (32:11). If he could encounter God like this and survive, he had nothing to fear from Esau. The saying may also reflect an ancient belief that no one can see God and live (see Exodus 33:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-323. Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau--that is, "had sent." It was a prudent precaution to ascertain the present temper of Esau, as the road, on approaching the eastern confines of Canaan, lay near the wild district where his brother was now established. land of Seir--a highland country on the east and south of the Dead Sea, inhabited by the Horites, who were dispossessed by Esau or his posterity (De 11:12). When and in what circumstances he had…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 32:30

• Israel
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prayer
• Religion

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Ask
• Cast
• Deal
• Mercy
• Penuel

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