23He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.


In Context

20 Isaac asked his son, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" "The Lord your God gave me success," he replied.

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

22 Jacob went close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

23 He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

24 "Are you really my son Esau?" he asked. "I am," he replied.

25 Then he said, "My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.

Genesis 27:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:23

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: So he blessed him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23He didn't recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.