KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 32:29
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” He blessed him there.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jacob asketh, and saith, ‘Declare, I pray thee, thy name;’ and he saith, ‘Why is this, thou askest for My name?’ and He blesseth him there.
Surrounding context — Genesis 32
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.
31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not [of] the sinew which shrank, which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁאַ֣לH7592 · sha.alto askיַעֲקֹ֗בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayהַגִּֽידָה־H5046 · na.gadto tellנָּ֣אH4994 · napleaseשְׁמֶ֔ךָH8034 · shemnameוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלָ֥מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?זֶּ֖הH2088 · zehthisתִּשְׁאַ֣לH7592 · sha.alto askלִשְׁמִ֑יH8034 · shemnameוַיְבָ֥רֶךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]שָֽׁם׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Judges 13:16-18And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he [was] an angel of the LORD.Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?Genesis 28:13-14And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Genesis 27:28-29Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:Luke 1:19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.Genesis 32:26-27And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.Genesis 28:3-4And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;Deuteronomy 29:29The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.
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