Berean Standard Bible
“So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.””
Jacob is returning home after twenty years, afraid of meeting his brother Esau, whom he had cheated. Alone at night by the Jabbok River, a mysterious man wrestles with him until daybreak, blesses him, and gives him the new name Israel.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
King James Version (KJV)
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y llamó Jacob el nombre de aquel lugar, Peniel: porque vi á Dios cara á cara, y fué librada mi alma.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
A aquel lugar Jacob le puso Peniel (rostro de Dios), porque dijo: «Vi a Dios cara a cara y me dejó con vida».
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