Verse 30

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jakob spurte: 'Fortell meg ditt navn, jeg ber deg.' Men han svarte: 'Hvorfor spør du om mitt navn?' Og han velsignet ham der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Jakob kalte navnet på stedet Peniel, for jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og min sjel ble spart.

• Norsk King James

  Og Jakob kalte stedet Peniel; for jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er bevart.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, for han sa: Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er blitt spart.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jakob spurte: 'Fortell meg ditt navn!' Men mannen svarte: 'Hvorfor spør du etter mitt navn?' Og der velsignet han Jakob.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, for han sa: "Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og likevel har mitt liv blitt bevart."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, for han sa: «Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er blitt bevart.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, for han sa: "Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og likevel har mitt liv blitt bevart."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jakob spurte og sa: «Fortell meg navnet ditt, jeg ber deg.» Mannen svarte: «Hvorfor spør du om mitt navn?» Og han velsignet ham der.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jakob spurte: 'Si meg ditt navn, jeg ber deg.' Men han svarte: 'Hvorfor spør du om mitt navn?' Så velsignet han ham der.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jakob kaldte Stedets Navn Pnuel; thi (han sagde:) jeg haver seet Gud, Ansigt til Ansigt, og min Sjæl er frelst.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, for jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er blitt spart.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jakob kalte stedet Penuel: for han sa: "Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er berget."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så kalte Jakob stedet Peniel, for han sa: 'Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og mitt liv er blitt bevart.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jakob kalte stedet Pniel, for han sa: Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og ennå har jeg beholdt livet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, fordi han sa: Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og enda har jeg beholdt livet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel for I haue sene God face to face and yet is my lyfe reserved.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iacob called the place Peniel, for I haue sene God face to face, & my soule is recouered.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob called the name of the place Peniel{Peniel means "face of God."}: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for `I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1941)

  And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining,“Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 12:8 : 8 'With him I will speak face to face, clearly, and not in dark speeches; and he will see the likeness of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'
• Gen 16:13 : 13 And she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You are the God who sees; for she said, Have I also here seen him who sees me?
• Exod 24:10-11 : 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he did not lay his hand: also they saw God, and ate and drank.
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
• Deut 5:24 : 24 And you said, Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does talk with man, and he lives.
• Exod 33:19-23 : 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 And he said, You cannot see my face: for no man shall see me, and live. 21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand while I pass by: 23 And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
• Exod 33:14 : 14 And he said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.
• Gen 28:19 : 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at first.
• Deut 34:10 : 10 And there arose no prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
• Judg 6:22-23 : 22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto you; fear not: you shall not die.
• Judg 8:8 : 8 And he went up from there to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
• Judg 8:17 : 17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
• Judg 13:21-22 : 21 But the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
• 1 Kgs 12:25 : 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mount of Ephraim and lived there, and went out from there and built Penuel.
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled faces beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Gal 1:6 : 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
• Eph 1:17 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
• Col 1:15 : 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:
• 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 But is now revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
• Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.