Genesis 32:17

32:17 He instructed the servant leading the first herd, ¹  “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong? ²  Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?’ ³ 

Genesis 32:30

32:30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, ⁴  explaining, ⁵  “Certainly ⁶  I have seen God face to face ⁷  and have survived.” ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “the first”; this has been specified as “the servant leading the first herd” in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “to whom are you?”

³ tn Heb “and to whom are these before you?”

⁴ sn The name Peniel means “face of God.” Since Jacob saw God face to face here, the name is appropriate.

⁵ tn The word “explaining” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Or “because.”

⁷ sn I have seen God face to face. See the note on the name “Peniel” earlier in the verse.

⁸ tn Heb “and my soul [= life] has been preserved.”