Ya`akov said to Rivka his mother, *Behold, Esav my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Genesis 27:23 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He didn't recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esav'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, |
Ya`akov said to Rivka his mother, *Behold, Esav my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
She put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.
Ya`akov went near to Yitzchak his father. He felt him, and said, *The voice is Ya`akov's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esav.*
By faith, Yitzchak blessed Ya`akov and Esav, even concerning things to come.