28:16 Then Jacob woke up 1 and thought, 2 “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”
1 tn Heb “woke up from his sleep.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “said.”
3 sn The name Peniel means “face of God.” Since Jacob saw God face to face here, the name is appropriate.
4 tn The word “explaining” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Or “because.”
6 sn I have seen God face to face. See the note on the name “Peniel” earlier in the verse.
7 tn Heb “and my soul [= life] has been preserved.”