Genesis 27:23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
Genesis 27:23 in other translations
| BSB | Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him. |
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| WEB | He didn’t recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him. |
| ASV | And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him. |
| YLT | And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him, |
| DARBY | And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him. |
| BBE | And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing. |
| Webster | And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: So he blessed him. |
What does Genesis 27:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:18-27
18-27. he came unto his father--The scheme planned by the mother was to be executed by the son in the father's bedchamber; and it is painful to think of the deliberate falsehoods, as well as daring profanity, he resorted to. The disguise, though wanting in one thing, which had nearly upset the whole plot, succeeded in misleading Isaac; and while giving his paternal embrace, the old man was roused into a state of…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 27:18-29
Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point, and got the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distinguishing mercies in the covenant with Abraham. This might be owing to Isaac having Esau in his mind, though it was Jacob who was before him. He could not be ignorant how Esau had despised the best things. Moreover, his attachment to Esau, so as to disregard the mind of God…
Genesis 27:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 27:23
- Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
- Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
- Romans 9:11-12
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
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Context
- Genesis 27:22
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.
- Genesis 27:23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
- Genesis 27:24
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
Genesis 27:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y no le conoció, porque sus manos eran vellosas como las manos de Esaú: y le bendijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues comme les mains d’Ésaü, son frère; et il le bénit; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er erkannte ihn nicht, denn seine Hände waren haarig wie die Hände seines Bruders Esau; und er segnete ihn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et non cognovit eum, quia pilosæ manus similitudinem majoris expresserant. Benedicens ergo illi, |