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The sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁroseוַיִּזְרַחupon himלוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe passedעָבַרPenuel,אֶת פְּנוּאֵלand heוְהוּאwas limpingצֹלֵעַbecause of his hip.עַל יְרֵכוֹ
Genesis 32:31
Study it in the app“The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 32:31, word by word
- The sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- roseיִּזְרַחyizrach
rise, shine
Rise (of the sun); shine, dawn.
Where else “yizrach” appears- he passedעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- Penuelפְּנוּאֵלpenuel
Penuel, Peniel
Penuel (or Peniel): "face of God". A place by the Jabbok river, later a town; also the name of two Israelites.
Where else “penuel” appears- was limpingצֹלֵעַtsolea
limp
Limp.
Where else “tsolea” appears- because of his hipיְרֵכyerech
thigh
The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.
Where else “yerech” appears
The context
30So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, “For I have seen Elohim face to face, and my life has been delivered.”
31 · This verse (above)
32That is why, to this day, the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon that is on the socket of the hip, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip, on the tendon.
To study Genesis 32 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob do before meeting Esau, and what happened to him at the Jabbok (vv. 7-24)?
2. What it means
What is the meaning of Jacob receiving the name Israel (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
What fear can you bring honestly to Elohim in prayer today?