Genesis 27:23

Plain English Version

So Isaac didn’t know that Jacob tricked him. He thought, “Now I know that this is Esau, because his arms are really hairy. I will eat that food that he made, and then I will ask God to be good to him as the next leader for our family.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:11

But Jacob said to Rebekah, “You know that my brother Esau has hair all over his skin. But I have smooth skin, I don’t have any hair on my skin.

Genesis 27:16

Then she took some bits of hairy skin from the 2 goats, and she tied those bits of skin around Jacob’s arms and neck.

Genesis 27:22

So Jacob went close to his father Isaac, and Isaac touched Jacob’s arms. Then Isaac said, “Your voice is like Jacob’s voice, but your arms are like Esau’s arms. They are really hairy.” You see, when Isaac touched Jacob’s arms, he touched those bits of hairy goat skin that Rebekah tied around Jacob’s arms. That’s the reason why Isaac said, “Your arms are like Esau’s arms.”

Genesis 27:24

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Are you really my son Esau?” And Jacob lied and said, “Yes, I am.”