Genesis 27:23

And he has not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of his brother Esau, and he blesses him,

Literal Standard 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 comes near to his father Isaac, and he feels him, and says, “The voice [is] the voice of Jacob, and the hands hands of Esau.”

24and says, “You are he—my son Esau?” And he says, “I [am].”

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Cross References

Genesis 27:16and she has put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,

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

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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