29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”

And He said, (A)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (B)blessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place [a]Peniel: “For (C)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” 31 Just as he crossed over [b]Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God
  2. Genesis 32:31 Lit. Face of God; same as Peniel, v. 30

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