And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
Genesis 27:23 - 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, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, English Standard Version 2016 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him. |
And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.
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.