Parallel Verses
Amplified
So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”
New American Standard Bible
So Jacob named the place
King James Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Holman Bible
Jacob then named the place Peniel,
International Standard Version
Jacob would later call that place Peniel, because "I saw God face to face, but my life was spared."
A Conservative Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, for, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
American Standard Version
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for,'said he , I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Bible in Basic English
And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.
Darby Translation
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will call the name of the place, the face of God: for I saw God lace to face, and my soul shall be saved.
King James 2000
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [which means] "I have seen God face to face and my life was spared."
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob called the name of the place Face of God; for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, "for I have seen God face to face, and yet is my life reserved."
NET Bible
So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
New Heart English Bible
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
The Emphasized Bible
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; For I saw God face to face; and my soul was delivered,
Webster
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
World English Bible
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 32:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Wrestles With God
29 Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He said, “Why is it that you ask My name?” And He declared a blessing [of the covenant promises] on Jacob there. 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.” 31 Now the sun rose on him as he passed Penuel (Peniel), and he was limping because of his hip.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are
Exodus 24:10-11
and they saw [a manifestation of] the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, just as clear as the sky itself.
Numbers 12:8
“With him I speak mouth to mouth [directly],
Clearly and openly and not in riddles;
And he beholds the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Exodus 33:19-23
And God said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the Lord before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.”
Deuteronomy 5:24
and you said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire; we have seen today that God speaks with man, yet he [still] lives.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said,
Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
John 1:18
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
Genesis 28:19
He named that place Bethel (the house of God); the previous name of that city was Luz (Almond Tree).
Exodus 33:14
And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”
Deuteronomy 34:10
Since that time no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,
Judges 6:22-23
When Gideon realized [without any doubt] that He was the Angel of the Lord, he declared, “
Judges 8:8
He went from there up to Penuel and spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered.
Judges 8:17
He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
Judges 13:21-22
The Angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah or his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the Angel of the Lord.
1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem [as his royal city] in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He went out from there and rebuilt Penuel [as a stronghold].
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
Galatians 1:6
I am astonished and extremely irritated that you are so quickly shifting your allegiance and deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different [even contrary] gospel;
Ephesians 1:17
[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Colossians 1:15
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
2 Timothy 1:10
but now [that extraordinary purpose and grace] has been fully disclosed and realized by us through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus who [through His incarnation and earthly ministry] abolished death [making it null and void] and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, being unafraid of the wrath of the king; for he endured [steadfastly], as seeing Him who is unseen.