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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 32:29 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Jakob fragte und sprach: Tue mir doch deinen Namen kund! Da sprach er: Warum doch fragst du nach meinem Namen? Und er segnete ihn daselbst.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces Jacob le preguntó, y dijo: Declárame ahora tu nombre. Y él respondió: ¿Por qué preguntas por mi nombre? Y bendíjolo allí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então Jacó lhe perguntou, e disse: Declara-me agora teu nome. E ele respondeu: Por que perguntas por meu nome? E abençoou-o ali.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E Jacó perguntou: "Por favor diga-me o teu nome". Ele disse: "Por que perguntas o meu nome?". E o abençoou ali.
📖 Genesis 32:29 in Context
27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28And 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.
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.
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
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