Genesis 32:25

32:25 When the man 1  saw that he could not defeat Jacob, 2  he struck 3  the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.

Genesis 32:32

32:32 That is why to this day 4  the Israelites do not eat the sinew which is attached to the socket of the hip, because he struck 5  the socket of Jacob’s hip near the attached sinew.

Genesis 32:31

32:31 The sun rose 6  over him as he crossed over Penuel, 7  but 8  he was limping because of his hip.

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Or “injured”; traditionally “touched.” The Hebrew verb translated “struck” has the primary meanings “to touch; to reach; to strike.” It can, however, carry the connotation “to harm; to molest; to injure.” God’s “touch” cripples Jacob – it would be comparable to a devastating blow.

4 sn On the use of the expression to this day, see B. S. Childs, “A Study of the Formula ‘Until This Day’,” JBL 82 (1963): 279-92.

5 tn Or “because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck.” Some translations render this as an impersonal passive. On the translation of the word “struck” see the note on this term in v. 25.

6 tn Heb “shone.”

7 sn The name is spelled Penuel here, apparently a variant spelling of Peniel (see v. 30).

8 tn The disjunctive clause draws attention to an important fact: He may have crossed the stream, but he was limping.