Genesis 27:23

And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

In Context

22And Jacob went near to Isaac his father. And he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

24And he said, Are thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau about things coming.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:19-30

The Fraud of Jacob. ( b. c. 1760.) 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may… Read the whole commentary →

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