Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 27:23
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Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
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And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
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He didn’t recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.
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And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
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Genesis 27
21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
22 So Jacob came 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 Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
24 Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”
25 “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
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