If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse [159] me! Why? Because I tried to trick him.”
Genesis 27:22 - Easy To Read Version So Jacob went to Isaac his father. Isaac felt him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob’s voice. But your arms are hairy like the arms 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. |
If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse [159] me! Why? Because I tried to trick him.”
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me so that I can feel you, my son. If I can feel you, then I will know if you are really my son Esau.”
Isaac did not know it was Jacob, because his arms were hairy like Esau’s arms. So Isaac blessed Jacob.
When the five men came close to Micah’s house, they heard the voice of the young Levite [133] man. They recognized his voice, so they stopped at Micah’s house. They asked the young man, “Who brought you to this place? What are you doing here? What is your business here?”