Genesis 32:29
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordAnd 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
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.