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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Jacob Jacob Noun H3290 יַעֲקֹ֛ב ya·'a·kov
Analysis:
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called bewray Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֧א vai·yik·ra
of the place country Noun H4725 הַמָּקֹ֖ום ham·ma·ko·vm
Peniel Peniel Noun H6439 פְּנִיאֵ֑ל pe·ni·'el;
Analysis:
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for I have seen advise self Verb H7200 רָאִ֤יתִי ra·'i·ti
God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהִים֙ e·lo·him
face accept Noun H6440 פָּנִ֣ים pa·nim
to face accept Noun H6440 פָּנִ֔ים pa·nim,
and my life any Noun H5315 נַפְשִֽׁי׃ naf·shi.
is preserved snatch away Verb H5337 וַתִּנָּצֵ֖ל vat·tin·na·tzel

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Peniel

PENIELpe-ni'-el, pen'-i-el, pe'-ni-el (peni'el, "face of God"; Eidos theou): This is the form of the name in Genesis 32:30. In the next verse and elsewhere it appears as "Penuel." The name is said to have been given to the place by Jacob after his night of wrestling by the Jabbok, because, as he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."... View Details

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Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

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King James Bible And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Hebrew Greek English And So Jacob called the name of named the place Peniel: Peniel, for I he said, "I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is has been preserved."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So Jacob called the name of named the place Peniel: Peniel, for I he said, "I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is has been preserved."