Genèse 32:31

31 Et le soleil se leva pour lui, dés qu'il eut passé Péniel; et il boitait de la hanche.

Genèse 32:31 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:31

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him
It was break of day when the angel desired to be let go, and by that time the parley held between them ceased, and they parted, the sun was rising; and as Jacob went on it shone upon him, as a token of the good will and favour of God to him, and as an emblem of the sun of righteousness arising on him with healing in his wings, ( Malachi 4:2 ) ; and he halted upon his thigh;
it being out of joint, of which he became more sensible when he came to walk upon it; and besides, his attention to the angel that was with him caused him not so much to perceive it until he had departed front him: some think he went limping all his days; others, that he was healed immediately by the angel before he came to Esau; but of either there is no proof.

Genèse 32:31 In-Context

29 Et Jacob l'interrogea, et dit: Apprends-moi ton nom, je te prie. Et il répondit: Pourquoi demandes-tu mon nom? Et il le bénit là.

30 Et Jacob nomma le lieu, Péniel (face de Dieu); car, dit-il, j'ai vu Dieu face à face et mon âme a été délivrée.

31 Et le soleil se leva pour lui, dés qu'il eut passé Péniel; et il boitait de la hanche.

32 C'est pourquoi, jusqu'à ce jour, les enfants d'Israël ne mangent point le muscle de la cuisse, qui est à l'emboîture de la hanche, parce que cet homme toucha l'emboîture de la hanche de Jacob, au muscle de la cuisse.