Genesis 32:30-31

32:30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, ¹  explaining, ²  “Certainly ³  I have seen God face to face ⁴  and have survived.” ⁵ 

32:31 The sun rose ⁶  over him as he crossed over Penuel, ⁷  but ⁸  he was limping because of his hip.

[32:30]  ¹ sn The name Peniel means “face of God.” Since Jacob saw God face to face here, the name is appropriate.

[32:30]  ² tn The word “explaining” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[32:30]  ³ tn Or “because.”

[32:30]  ⁴ sn I have seen God face to face. See the note on the name “Peniel” earlier in the verse.

[32:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my soul [= life] has been preserved.”

[32:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “shone.”

[32:31]  ⁷ sn The name is spelled Penuel here, apparently a variant spelling of Peniel (see v. 30).

[32:31]  ⁸ tn The disjunctive clause draws attention to an important fact: He may have crossed the stream, but he was limping.