Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
Genesis 27:16 in other translations
| BSB | She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. |
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| WEB | She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck. |
| ASV | and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: |
| YLT | and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck, |
| DARBY | and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck; |
| BBE | And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck: |
| Webster | And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth part of his neck: |
What does Genesis 27:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:13-17
13-17. and his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse--His conscience being soothed by his mother, preparations were hastily made for carrying out the device; consisting, first, of a kid's flesh, which, made into a ragout, spiced with salt, onions, garlic, and lemon juice, might easily be passed off on a blind old man, with blunted senses, as game; second, of pieces of goat's skin bound on his hands and neck…
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 27:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 27:15
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
- Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
- Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hízole vestir sobre sus manos, y sobre la cerviz donde no tenía vello, las pieles de los cabritos de las cabras; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et avec les peaux des chevreaux elle recouvrit ses mains, et le nu de son cou. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die Felle der Ziegenböcklein zog sie über seine Hände und über die Glätte seines Halses, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | pelliculasque hædorum circumdedit manibus, et colli nuda protexit: |