Perhaps my father will touch me, and he’ll take me for a mocker, and I’ll bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:21 - Tree of Life Version Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can feel you my son—whether or not you really are my son Esau.” 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 touch me, and he’ll take me for a mocker, and I’ll bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
So Jacob came closer to his father Isaac, and he felt him. Then he said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice but the hands are Esau’s hands.”
But for me, it is good to be near God. I have made my Lord Adonai my refuge. So I will tell of all Your works.
Creating the praise of lips: ‘Shalom, shalom to him who is far and to him who is near,’ says Adonai, ‘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!