Genesis 27:23

He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s. So he blessed him.

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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 went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

24“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked, and Jacob answered, “I am.”

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Cross References

Genesis 27:16Then she put the skins of the goats upon his hands and upon the smooth part of his neck,

Hebrews 11:20It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to 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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