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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 32:31Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:3113 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
פְּנִיאֵלpənîʾēlPenuel
כִּיRelative conjunction
רָאִיתִיrāʾîtîSee
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
אֶלʾelNear
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
וַתִּנָּצֵלwatināṣēlAnd snatch
נַפְשִׁיnap̄əšîBreathing creature
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
פְּנִיאֵלpənîʾēlPenuel
כִּיRelative conjunction
רָאִיתִיrāʾîtîSee
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
אֶלʾelNear
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
וַתִּנָּצֵלwatināṣēlAnd snatch
נַפְשִׁיnap̄əšîBreathing creature

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