Genesis 32:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 32:29 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 32:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.”
Genesis 32:29 — World English Bible
Genesis 32:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jacob asketh, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.”
Genesis 32:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 32:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
Genesis 32:29 — Darby Translation
Genesis 32:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Iaakob demaded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore now doest thou aske my name? and he blessed him there”
Genesis 32:29 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 32:29 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Jacob asked and said, "Please tell me your name." And he said, "Why then do you ask my name?" And he blessed him there.”
Genesis 32:29 — The Living Sword
Genesis 32:29 in Context — Genesis 32
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.
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What Does Genesis 32:29 Mean?
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