Genesis 32:29
Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me Your name." "Why do you ask My name?" he replied. And He blessed Jacob there.
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Wherefore.

Genesis 32:27
"What is your name?" the man asked. "Jacob, " he replied.

Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.

Judges 13:16-18
And the Angel of the LORD replied, "Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD." For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the LORD. . . .

Job 11:7
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son--surely you know!

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Luke 1:19
"I am Gabriel, " replied the angel. "I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

blessed.

Genesis 32:26
Then the man said, "Let Me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let You go unless You bless me."

Genesis 27:28, 29
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth--an abundance of grain and new wine. . . .

Genesis 28:3, 4, 13, 14
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. . . .

Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind us up.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob asked him and said, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And he blessed him there.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Jacob asked Him, "Please tell me Your name." But He answered, "Why do you ask My name?" And He blessed him there.

International Standard Version
"Please," Jacob inquired, "Tell me your name." But he asked, "Why are you asking about my name?" And he blessed Jacob there.

NET Bible
Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
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