29 And Jacob demanded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore now dost thou ask my name? and he blessed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and [a]my life is preserved.

31 And the sun rose up to him as he passed Peniel, and he [b]halted upon his thigh.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:30 Or, my soul is delivered.
  2. Genesis 32:31 The faithful to overcome their tentations, that they feel the smart thereof, to the intent that they should not glory, but in their humility.

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