Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So Jacob went up to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Jacob went near to Isaac, and his father felt him and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. American Standard Version (1901) And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. Common English Bible So Jacob approached his father Isaac, and Isaac touched him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the arms are Esau’s arms.” Catholic Public Domain Version He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: "The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands are the hands of Esau. |
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands, so he blessed him.
While they were at Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite, so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”