Genesis 27:11
9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
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.
13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
- KJV
- And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
- BLB
- And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man.
- ÅB
- Da sa Jakob til Rebekka, sin mor: Esau, min bror, er jo lodden, og jeg er glatt.
- OTB
- Jakob sa til sin mor Rebekka: «Men min bror Esau er en hårete mann, og jeg har glatt hud.»
- B1930
- Da sa Jakob til Rebekka, sin mor: Esau, min bror, er jo lodden, og jeg er glatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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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