Then Jacob asked him, “Tell me, I pray, your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.
Judges 13:18 - Revised Standard Version And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Angel of the Lord said to him, Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful? [Isa. 9:6.] American Standard Version (1901) And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful? Common English Bible The LORD’s messenger responded to him, “Why do you ask my name? You couldn’t understand it.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he answered him, "Why do you ask my name, which is a wonder?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful? |
Then Jacob asked him, “Tell me, I pray, your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved.”
Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise.”
Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name;