Genesis 32:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.”

Genesis 32:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 32:31 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 32:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.”

Genesis 32:31 — World English Bible

Genesis 32:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh.”

Genesis 32:31 — American Standard Version

Genesis 32:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;”

Genesis 32:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 32:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.”

Genesis 32:31 — Darby Translation

Genesis 32:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.”

Genesis 32:31 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 32:31 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the sun rose upon him when he passed Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.”

Genesis 32:31 — The Living Sword

Genesis 32:31 in Context — Genesis 32

29 Jacob l’interrogea, en disant: Fais-moi je te prie, connaître ton nom. Il répondit: Pourquoi demandes-tu mon nom? Et il le bénit là.

30 Jacob appela ce lieu du nom de Peniel: car, dit-il, j’ai vu Dieu face à face, et mon âme a été sauvée.

31 Le soleil se levait, lorsqu’il passa Peniel. Jacob boitait de la hanche.

32 C’est pourquoi jusqu’à ce jour, les enfants d’Israël ne mangent point le tendon qui est à l’emboîture de la hanche; car Dieu frappa Jacob à l’emboîture de la hanche, au tendon.

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What Does Genesis 32:31 Mean?

Genesis 32:31 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 32. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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