Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:21 - English Standard Version 2016 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Isaac said to Jacob, Come close to me, I beg of you, that I may feel you, my son, and know whether you really are my son Esau or not. American Standard Version (1901) And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Common English Bible Isaac said to Jacob, “Come here and let me touch you, my son. Are you my son Esau or not?” Catholic Public Domain Version And Isaac said, "Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not. |
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.