Genesis 32:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:29 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
יַעֲקֹ֗ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַגִּֽידָה
nâgad
H5046
to make known
נָּ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
שְׁמֶ֔ךָ
shêm
H8034
name
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
תִּשְׁאַ֣ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לִשְׁמִ֑י
shêm
H8034
name
וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob asked and said, “Please tell your name.” But he said, “Why this you are asking for my name?” Then he blessed him there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).