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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over Penuel, and he was limping on his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the sun rose on him as he passed Penuel (Peniel), and he was limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun shone on him as he passed by Penuel —limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun shone on him as he passed by Penuel—limping because of his hip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sun was coming up as Jacob was leaving Peniel. He was limping because he had been struck on the hip, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he halted upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sun rose as he passed Penuel. He was limping because of his hip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sun rose as Jacob was leaving Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun was rising above Jacob as he crossed over from Peniel, limping due to his wounded thigh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose over him as he crossed over Penuel, but he was limping because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose on him as he passed by Peniel, and he limped because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sun rises on him when he has passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sun will rise to him when he passed through the face of God, and he limped upon his thigh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he was past Phanuel; but he halted on his foot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he had crossed beyond Peniel. Yet in truth, he limped on his foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At sunrise, as he left Penuel, Jacob limped along because of his hip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sun rose upon him just as he left Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sun was setting to him when he passed through Penuyel and he was halting from his hip.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/32-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8302" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/32.htm">Jacob Wrestles with God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">The sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/2224.htm" title="2224: way·yiz·raḥ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rise, come forth. A primitive root; properly, to irradiate, i.e. To rise; specifically, to appear.">rose</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">above him</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">he passed by</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6439.htm" title="6439: pə·nū·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- Or Pniylel; from panah and 'el; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also the name of two Israelites.">Penuel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/6760.htm" title="6760: ṣō·lê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To limp. A primitive root: probably to curve; used only as denominative from tsela', to limp.">was limping</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: yə·rê·ḵōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.">his hip.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon which is at the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Hosea 12:3-4</a></span><br />In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. / Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Exodus 33:20-23</a></span><br />But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” / The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock, / and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-22.htm">Judges 6:22-23</a></span><br />When 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!” / But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Numbers 6:25-26</a></span><br />may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; / may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Acts 7:55-56</a></span><br />But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16-17</a></span><br />He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. / When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-5</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a></span><br />As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a></span><br />Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a></span><br />who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a></span><br />Now 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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he halted on his thigh.</p><p class="hdg">rose upon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15,23</a></b></br> And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></b></br> But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.</p><p class="hdg">he halted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Genesis 32:25</a></b></br> And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Psalm 38:17</a></b></br> For I <i>am</i> ready to halt, and my sorrow <i>is</i> continually before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7,9</a></b></br> And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/luke/7-15.htm">Halted</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Halting</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Hip</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-52.htm">Past</a> <a href="/genesis/32-30.htm">Peniel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-25.htm">Penuel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-25.htm">Penu'el</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/genesis/29-7.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Unequal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-13.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Damaged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-28.htm">Halted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-46.htm">Halting</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Hip</a> <a href="/genesis/33-3.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Past</a> <a href="/judges/8-8.htm">Peniel</a> <a href="/judges/8-8.htm">Penuel</a> <a href="/judges/8-8.htm">Penu'el</a> <a href="/genesis/38-19.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/genesis/37-9.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Unequal</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-1.htm">Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">His message to Esau.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-6.htm">He is afraid of Esau's coming.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">He prays for deliverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">He halts.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical narratives, the rising sun can represent God's presence and blessing. The timing of the sunrise here may indicate a transition from darkness to light, both literally and metaphorically, as Jacob moves forward after his encounter with God.<p><b>as he passed by Penuel</b><br>Penuel, also known as Peniel, means "face of God" in Hebrew. This location is significant because it is where Jacob wrestled with God and saw Him face to face, yet his life was spared. The naming of this place underscores the importance of divine encounters and the transformation that occurs through them. Penuel is situated east of the Jordan River, and its mention here connects to other biblical events where God reveals Himself to His people.<p><b>and he was limping because of his hip</b><br>Jacob's limp serves as a physical reminder of his encounter with God. It symbolizes human weakness and the transformative power of divine intervention. The limp is a mark of both struggle and blessing, as Jacob's name was changed to Israel, meaning "he struggles with God." This physical ailment also prefigures the concept of strength through weakness, a theme echoed in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>, where Paul speaks of God's power being made perfect in weakness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jacob is returning to his homeland after years of living with his uncle Laban. He has just experienced a transformative encounter with God, where he wrestled with a divine being and received a new name, Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/penuel.htm">Penuel (Peniel)</a></b><br>The place where Jacob wrestled with God. The name means "face of God," signifying the profound spiritual encounter Jacob had, where he saw God face to face and yet his life was spared.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_limp.htm">The Limp</a></b><br>As a result of his wrestling match, Jacob's hip was touched, causing him to limp. This physical change serves as a lasting reminder of his encounter with God and the transformation that took place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sun_rising.htm">The Sun Rising</a></b><br>Symbolically, the rising sun represents a new beginning for Jacob. It marks the start of a new chapter in his life as he moves forward with a new identity and a renewed relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wrestle_with_god.htm">The Wrestle with God</a></b><br>This event is a pivotal moment in Jacob's life, symbolizing his struggle with God and man, and his ultimate submission and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_struggle.htm">Transformation through Struggle</a></b><br>Just as Jacob was transformed through his struggle with God, we too can experience spiritual growth and transformation through our own struggles and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_our_lives.htm">God's Presence in Our Lives</a></b><br>Jacob's encounter at Penuel reminds us that God is present in our lives, even in our struggles, and desires to bless and transform us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/physical_reminders_of_spiritual_truths.htm">Physical Reminders of Spiritual Truths</a></b><br>Jacob's limp serves as a physical reminder of his encounter with God. We should be mindful of the ways God marks our lives with reminders of His presence and work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_beginnings.htm">New Beginnings</a></b><br>The rising sun symbolizes new beginnings. In Christ, we are offered a fresh start and a new identity, just as Jacob received a new name.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Jacob's perseverance in wrestling with God teaches us the importance of holding onto our faith, even when faced with challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_at_peniel_in_the_bible.htm">What occurred at Peniel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_touch_injure_jacob's_hip.htm">How is it scientifically plausible for Jacob’s hip to be permanently injured simply by a touch (Gen. 32:25)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_jacob_see_god_if_no_one_has.htm">Why does Jacob’s claim of seeing God “face to face” (Gen. 32:30) not conflict with John 1:18, which says no one has ever seen God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_the_third_eye.htm">What does the Bible say about the third eye?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">As he passed over Pemiel</span>.--Rather, <span class= "ital">as he passed Penuel. </span>It was the place where he had wrestled, and as soon as the angel left him he proceeded onwards to rejoin his wives. It appears, from what is here said, that it was not till he tried to walk that he found out that he was lame. As his sinews grew cool, the injury <span class= "ital">to </span>his hip-joint showed itself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And as he passed over Penuel</span> - this some suppose to have been the original name of the place, which Jacob changed by the alteration of a vowel, but it is probably nothing more than an old form of the same word - <span class="cmt_word">the sun rose upon him</span>, - "there was sunshine within and sunshine without. When Judas went forth on his dark design, we read, 'It was night,' <a href="/john/13-30.htm">John 13:30</a>" (Inglis) - <span class="cmt_word">and he halted upon his thigh</span> - thus carrying with him a memorial of his conflict, as Paul afterwards bore about with him a stake in his flesh (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/32-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The sun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rose</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·raḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2224.htm">Strong's 2224: </a> </span><span class="str2">To irradiate, to rise, to appear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">above him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he passed by</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Penuel,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנוּאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6439.htm">Strong's 6439: </a> </span><span class="str2">Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was limping</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹלֵ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·lê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6760.htm">Strong's 6760: </a> </span><span class="str2">To limp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hip.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֵכֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rê·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3409.htm">Strong's 3409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thigh,loin, flank, side</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">OT Law: Genesis 32:31 The sun rose on him as he (Gen. 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