30 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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30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.

20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

21 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

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20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(A) me and live.”

21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(B) and cover you with my hand(C) until I have passed by.

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