Genesis 27:23 - Revised Standard Version CI

And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He could not identify him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

Common English Bible

Isaac didn’t recognize him because his arms were hairy like Esau’s arms, so he blessed him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,

Genesis 27:23 Cross References

Genesis 27:11

But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Genesis 27:16

and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smooth part of his neck;

Genesis 27:22

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

Genesis 27:24

He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”

Hebrews 11:20

By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.