Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
And Iacob called the name of the place †Peniel: for I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, The face of God.
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- Exodus 24:10–11Rank 1 from verse 30
10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was vnder his feet, as it were a paued worke of a Saphire stone, and as it were the body of heauen in his clearenesse.
11And vpon the Nobles of the children of Israel he layd not his hand: also they saw God, and did eate and drinke.
- Isaiah 6:5Rank 2 from verse 30
5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
5¶ †Then sayd I; woe is me; for I am vndone, because I am a man of vncleane lippes, and I dwell in the midst of a people of vncleane lippes: for mine eyes haue seene the king, the LORD of hostes.
- Numbers 12:8Rank 3 from verse 30
8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
8With him will I speake *mouth to mouth euen apparantly, and not in darke speeches, and the similitude of the LORD shall hee behold: wherefore then were yee not afraid to speake against my seruant Moses?
- Deuteronomy 5:24Rank 4 from verse 30
24And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed vs his glory, and his greatnesse, and *we haue heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: wee haue seene this day that God doth talke with man, and *he liueth.
- Genesis 16:13Rank 5 from verse 30
- Exodus 33:19–23Rank 6 from verse 30
19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
23And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
19And he said, I will make all my goodnesse passe before thee, and I will proclaime the name of the LORD before thee: *and will bee gracious to whom I wil be gracious, and wil shew mercie on whom I will shew mercie.
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see mee, and liue.
21And the LORD said, Beholde, there is a place by mee, and thou shalt stand vpon a rocke.
22And it shall come to passe, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rocke, and will couer thee with my hand, while I passe by.
23And I wil take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
- 2 Timothy 1:10Rank 8 from verse 30
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortalitie to light, through the Gospel:
- Ephesians 1:17Rank 9 from verse 30
- Exodus 33:14Rank 10 from verse 30
- Hebrews 11:27Rank 11 from verse 30
- 1 Kings 12:25Rank 12 from verse 30
- 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 13 from verse 30
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as ‖by the spirit of the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 14 from verse 30
6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
6For God who commaunded the light to shine out of darkenes, hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Iesus Christ.
- Colossians 1:15Rank 15 from verse 30
- Deuteronomy 34:10Rank 16 from verse 30
- Galatians 1:6Rank 17 from verse 30
- Genesis 28:19Rank 18 from verse 30
- Judges 13:21–22Rank 19 from verse 30
21But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.
22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
21(But the Angel of the LORD did no more appeare to Manoah and to his wife:) then Manoah knewe that he was an Angel of the LORD.
22And Manoah said vnto his wife, *Wee shall surely die, because wee haue seene God.
- Judges 6:22–23Rank 20 from verse 30
22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
23And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
22And when Gideon perceiued that hee was an Angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God: *for because I haue seene an Angel of the LORD face to face.
23And the LORD said vnto him, Peace be vnto thee, feare not, thou shalt not die.
- Judges 8:17Rank 21 from verse 30
- Judges 8:8Rank 22 from verse 30
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Genesis 32:30
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The one true God.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of preserve, meaning to keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
29And Iacob asked him, and saide, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: and he said, wherefore is it, that thou doest aske after my name? and he blessed him there.
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
30And Iacob called the name of the place †Peniel: for I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
Selected passage31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
31And as he passed ouer Penuel, the sunne rose vpon him, and he halted vpon his thigh.