But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a man of smooth skin.
Genesis 27:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands, so he blessed him. Plus de versionsKing 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, |
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a man of smooth skin.
and she put the skins of the kids on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
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.”