Genesis 27:23

Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

Majority Standard Bible

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

22So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

24Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”

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Cross References

Genesis 27:16She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

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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