31 Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over (A)Penuel, and he was limping on his hip. 32 Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the tendon of the hip.

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31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[a](A) and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip,(B) because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel