Suppose my father touches me. Then I will be revealed to him as a deceiver and bring a curse rather than a blessing on myself.’
Genesis 27:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Jacob came closer to his father Isaac. When he touched him, he said, ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Suppose my father touches me. Then I will be revealed to him as a deceiver and bring a curse rather than a blessing on myself.’
Then Isaac said to Jacob, ‘Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not? ’
He did not recognise him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
While they were near Micah’s home, they recognised the accent of the young Levite. So they went over to him and asked, ‘Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is keeping you here? ’