Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there. Young's Literal Translation And Jacob asketh, and saith, ‘Declare, I pray thee, thy name;’ and he saith, ‘Why [is] this, thou askest for My name?’ and He blesseth 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. Hebrew Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc asked him, וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל (way·yiš·’al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand “Please נָּ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' tell הַגִּֽידָה־ (hag·gî·ḏāh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous me Your name.” שְׁמֶ֔ךָ (šə·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name “Why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do you ask תִּשְׁאַ֣ל (tiš·’al) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand My name?” לִשְׁמִ֑י (liš·mî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034: A name he replied. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say And He blessed וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse [Jacob] there. שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither |