Genesis 32:29
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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.And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
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.And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁאַלvaiyish'aland he askedH7592יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַגִּידָה־hagidah-tell !H5046נָּאna'pleaseH4994שְׁמֶךָshemekhaname yourH8034וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100זֶּהzehthisH2088תִּשְׁאַלtish'aldo you askH7592לִשְׁמִיlishmito name myH8034וַיְבָרֶךְvayvarekhand he blessedH1288אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853שָׁם׃shamthereH8033
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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