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Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
UST So the man asked him, “What is your name?” He answered, “My name is Jacob.”
BSB § “What is your name?” the man asked. § “Jacob,” he replied.
OEB So he said to him, ‘What is your name?’ He answered, ‘Jacob.’
WEB He said to him, “What is your name?” ¶ He said, “Jacob”.
NET The man asked him, “What is your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”
LSV And He says to him, “What [is] your name?” And he says, “Jacob.”
FBV “What's your name?” the man asked. ¶ “Jacob,” he replied.
T4T The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”
LEB Then he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
BBE Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.
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JPS (32-28) And he said unto him: 'What is thy name?' And be said: 'Jacob.'
ASV And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
DRA And he said: What is thy name? He answered: Jacob.
YLT And he saith unto him, 'What [is] thy name?' and he saith, 'Jacob.'
DBY And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
RV And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
WBS And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
KJB And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. (And he said unto him, What is thy/your name? And he said, Jacob. )
BB And he sayde vnto hym: what is thy name? He aunswered: Iacob. (And he said unto him: what is thy/your name? He answered: Yacob.)
GNV Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob. (Then said he unto him, What is thy/your name? And he said, Yacob. )
CB He sayde: What is thy name? He answered: Iacob. (He said: What is thy/your name? He answered: Yacob.)
WYC Therfore he seide, What name is to thee? He answeride, Jacob. (Therfore he said, What name is to thee? He answered, Yacob.)
LUT Und er sprach: Laß mich gehen, denn die Morgenröte bricht an. Aber er antwortete: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn. (And he spoke: Laß me go, because the Morgenröte bricht an. But he antwortete: I let you/yourself not, you segnest me denn.)
CLV Ait ergo: Quod nomen est tibi? Respondit: Jacob. (Ait ergo: That nomen it_is tibi? Respondit: Yacob. )
BRN And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἀπόστειλόν με, ἀνέβη γὰρ ὁ ὄρθρος. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, οὐ μή σε ἀποστείλω, ἐὰν μή με εὐλογήσῃς. (Kai eipen autōi, aposteilon me, anebaʸ gar ho orthros. ho de eipen, ou maʸ se aposteilō, ean maʸ me eulogaʸsaʸs. )
32:27What is your name? The Lord’s question was really about Jacob’s character, not his identity (cp. 3:9; 4:9). By giving his name, Jacob confessed his nature, his way of doing things as “Heel-grabber, Deceiver, Usurper.” Before God would bless him, he had to acknowledge who he was, and then God would change his identity.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said let_~_go,me that/for/because/then/when breaking the,dawn and=he/it_said not let_~_go,you that/for/because/then/when if bless,me )
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said let_~_go,me that/for/because/then/when breaking the,dawn and=he/it_said not let_~_go,you that/for/because/then/when if bless,me )
Consider whether it is better to use a direct or indirect quote here in your language. Alternate translation: “Tell me your name.” or “what his name was.”
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said let_~_go,me that/for/because/then/when breaking the,dawn and=he/it_said not let_~_go,you that/for/because/then/when if bless,me )
Make sure in your translation that Jacob’s reply sounds respectful. Also consider whether it is better to use a direct or indirect quote here in your language.
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
