Genesis 27:11

And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, 'Lo, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I a smooth man,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

In Context

10and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death.

12it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;'

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Cross References

Genesis 27:23And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:7-18

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he… Read the whole commentary →

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