Genesis 32:31 — King James Version← Study notes
“And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.”
Genesis 32:31 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 32:3113 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
פְּנִיאֵלpənîʾēlPenuel
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
רָאִיתִיrāʾîtîSee
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
אֶלʾelNear
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
וַתִּנָּצֵלwatināṣēlAnd snatch
נַפְשִׁיnap̄əšîBreathing creature
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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