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.


In Context

18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

21 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.

22 And 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.

23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

Genesis 27:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:21Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:21And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:21And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:21And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou art my very son Esau, or not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21Isaac said to Jacob, |Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21And Isaac saith unto Jacob, 'Come nigh, I pray thee, and I feel thee, my son, whether thou art he, my son Esau, or not.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:21And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not.