Genesis 32:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
namedוַיִּקְרָ֧א
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
the placeהַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
Peniel,פְּנִיאֵ֑ל
(pe·ni·'el;)
6439: "face of God," a place E. of the Jordan, also two Isr.from panim and el
for [he said], "I have seenרָאִ֤יתִי
(ra·'i·ti)
7200: to seea prim. root
Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
faceפָּנִ֣ים
(pa·nim)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
to face,פָּנִ֔ים
(pa·nim,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
yet my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃
(naf·shi.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
has been preserved."וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל
(vat·tin·na·tzel)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Peniel
Pnuw'el  (pen-oo-ale' )
face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites -- Peniel, Penuel.
for I have seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
to face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
and my life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
is preserved
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Parallel Verses
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."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob then named the place Peniel, "For I have seen God face to face," he said, "and I have been delivered."

International Standard Version
Jacob would later call that place Peniel, because "I saw God face to face, but my life was spared."

NET Bible
So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Jacob named that place Peniel [Face of God], because he said, "I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved."

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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