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Genesis 32:29

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.

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Genesis 32:29 in other translations

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.

Genesis 32:29 · American Standard Version

Genesis 32:29 in context

  1. 27He said to him, “What is your name?”
    He said, “Jacob”.
  2. 28He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
  3. 29Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.”
    He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” He blessed him there.
  4. 30Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
  5. 31The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.