Genesis

Genesis 32:29

²⁹And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.”

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
requested	וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
Please	נָּ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
tell me	הַגִּֽידָה־	hag·gî·ḏāh-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
your name	שְׁמֶ֔ךָ	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
But he replied	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you ask	תִּשְׁאַ֣ל	tiš·’al	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
my name	לִשְׁמִ֑י	liš·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
Then he blessed	וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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