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Genesis 32:31

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And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
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  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7Rank 1 from verse 31
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    7And 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.

  2. 2 Corinthians 12:9Rank 2 from verse 31
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    9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  3. Genesis 19:15Rank 3 from verse 31
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    15¶ 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.

  4. Genesis 19:23Rank 4 from verse 31
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    23¶ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

  5. Genesis 32:25Rank 5 from verse 31
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    25And 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.

  6. Judges 8:8Rank 6 from verse 31
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    8¶ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

  7. Malachi 4:2Rank 7 from verse 31
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    2¶ 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.

  8. Psalms 38:17Rank 8 from verse 31
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    17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

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Genesis 32:31

COMBINED MEANING

passed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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halted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of halt. Sense 1: To limp, falter, or be ready to fall. Sense 2: To waver between opposing choices.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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32:24¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

32:25And 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.

32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

32:27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

32:29And 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.

32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

32:31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

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32:32Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

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