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Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

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ASV

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

KJV

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121 →
יַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name ofH8034 →
הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725 →
פְּנִיאֵ֑לpe.ni.'ElPenielH6439 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200 →
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
פָּנִ֣יםpa.NimfaceH6440 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פָּנִ֔יםpa.NimfaceH6440 →
וַתִּנָּצֵ֖לva.ti.na.Tzeland it has been deliveredH5337 →
נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shilife myH5315 →

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Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.Exodus 33:11Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.Judges 6:22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”Numbers 12:8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”Exodus 24:10–11and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.Genesis 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”Deuteronomy 5:24and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.Exodus 33:19–23“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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