29And 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.


In Context

26 and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'

27 And he saith unto him, 'What is thy name?' and he saith, 'Jacob.'

28 And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

29 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.

30 And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'

31 and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;

Genesis 32:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:29And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:29Jacob said, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:29Jacob asked him, Tell me by what name art thou called? He answered: Why dost thou ask my name? And he blessed him in the same place.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:29And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:29And Jacob asked and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, How is it that thou askest after my name? And he blessed him there.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:29And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: And he said, why is it that thou dost ask after my name? and he blessed him there.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:29Jacob asked him, |Please tell me your name.| He said, |Why is it that you ask what my name is?| He blessed him there.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray you, your name. And he said, Why is it that you do ask after my name? And he blessed him there.