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Genesis 27:21-23
International Standard Version
Genesis 27:21-23
International Standard Version
21 So Isaac told Jacob, “Come here, my son, so I can feel you and know for sure whether or not you’re my son Esau.”
22 So Jacob approached his father, who felt him and said, “It’s Jacob’s voice, but Esau’s hands.” 23 He didn’t recognize Jacob,[a] because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau, so Isaac[b] blessed him.
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- Genesis 27:23 Lit. him
- Genesis 27:23 Lit. he
Genesis 27:21-23
New International Version
Genesis 27:21-23
New International Version
21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you,(A) my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.”
22 Jacob went close to his father Isaac,(B) who touched(C) him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” 23 He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau;(D) so he proceeded to bless him.
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