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Genesis 27:21

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19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”

20 But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

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.

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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.

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BSB
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
KJV
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
WEB
Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
ASV
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
DARBY
And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.
BLB
And Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near, please, and I will feel you, my son—are you he, my son Esau, or not?”
ÅB
Da sa Isak til Jakob: Kom hit og la meg få kjenne på deg, min sønn, om du er min sønn Esau, eller ikke.
OTB
Da sa Isak til Jakob: «Kom nærmere, så jeg kan føle deg, min sønn, for å vite om du virkelig er min sønn Esau eller ikke.»
B1930
Da sa Isak til Jakob: Kom hit og la mig få kjenne på dig, min sønn, om du er min sønn Esau, eller ikke.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 57:19

    bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

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  • James 4:8

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  • Genesis 27:12

    What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”

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  • Psalms 73:28

    But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

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