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Genesis 27:23 KJV
Genesis · chapter 27 · verse 23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.Genesis 27:23 · King James Version
Genesis 27:23 in context
21And 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.
22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- discernednâkarproperly, to scrutinizeH5234 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- Esau'sʻÊsâvEsav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityH6215 →
- handsyâda handH3027 →
- hairysâʻîyrshaggyH8163 →
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Observe here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother having put him in the way of it, and encouraged him in it, he dexterously applied himself to those methods which he had…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-29