Genesis 32:30
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And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
In other translations
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725פְּנִיאֵלpeni'elPenielH6439כִּי־ki-forH3588רָאִיתִיra'itiI have seenH7200אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430פָּנִיםpanimfaceH6440אֶל־'el-toH413פָּנִיםpanimfaceH6440וַתִּנָּצֵלvatinatzeland it has been deliveredH5337נַפְשִׁי׃nafshilife myH5315
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Topics
People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Penuel