29 And (A)Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. 30 So Jacob named the place [a]Peniel, for he said, “(B)I have seen God face to face, yet my [b]life has been [c]spared.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Genesis 32:30 I.e., the face of God
  2. Genesis 32:30 Lit soul
  3. Genesis 32:30 Lit saved

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(A)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(B) Then he blessed(C) him there.

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

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Notas al pie

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