31 Just as he crossed over [a]Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He [b]touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:31 Lit. Face of God; same as Peniel, v. 30
  2. Genesis 32:32 struck

31 The sun rose upon him as he passed (A)Penuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh.

Read full chapter

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[a](A) and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip,(B) because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

31 Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over (A)Penuel, and he was limping on his hip. 32 Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, because he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the tendon of the hip.

Read full chapter