Genesis 27:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.”
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“Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 27:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:11Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
- Genesis 27:16She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
- Romans 9:11Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
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