Genesis 27:11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis 27:11 in other translations
| BSB | Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned. |
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| WEB | Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. |
| ASV | And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. |
| YLT | And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, ‘Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man, |
| DARBY | And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. |
| BBE | And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, But Esau my brother is covered with hair, while I am smooth: |
| Webster | And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: |
What does Genesis 27:11 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 27:6-17
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify…
Genesis 27:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 27:11
- Genesis 25:25
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
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Context
- Genesis 27:10
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
- Genesis 27:11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
- Genesis 27:12
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Genesis 27:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jacob dijo á Rebeca su madre: He aquí, Esaú mi hermano es hombre velloso, y yo lampiño: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob dit à Rebecca, sa mère: Voici, Ésaü, mon frère, est un homme velu, et moi je suis un homme sans poil. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Jakob zu Rebekka, seiner Mutter: Siehe, mein Bruder Esau ist ein haariger Mann, und ich bin ein glatter Mann. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ille respondit: Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit, et ego lenis: |