KJV King James Version
And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob.
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Genesis 32:27
And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
WEB World English Bible
He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith unto him, ‘What is thy name?’ and he saith, ‘Jacob.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 32
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 And Jacob asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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