But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Genesis 27:23 - 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. 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, 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 Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
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.”