Genesis

Genesis 32:30

30So Jacob named the place Peniel,g saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Footnotes

  • g 32:30 Peniel means the face of God.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
namedוַיִּקְרָ֧אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
Penielפְּנִיאֵ֑לpə·nî·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH6439 Penuel, Peniel
sayingכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Indeedכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
Godאֱלֹהִים֙’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
faceפָּנִ֣יםpā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH6440 face, before
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
faceפָּנִ֔יםpā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH6440 face, before
and yet my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃nap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
was sparedוַתִּנָּצֵ֖לwat·tin·nā·ṣêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH5337 strip, plunder

Cross-references

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Isaiah 6:5 · Exodus 24:10–11 · Numbers 12:8 · Deuteronomy 5:24 · Genesis 16:13 · John 1:18 · Exodus 33:19–23 · Ephesians 1:17 · Hebrews 11:27 · Exodus 33:14 · 2 Timothy 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.