Genesis 27:22
20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
21 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.
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.
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
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
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
- BLB
- And Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice [is] the voice of Jacob, and the hands [are] the hands of Esau.”
- ÅB
- Så gikk Jakob fram til Isak, sin far; og han kjente på ham og sa: Røsten er Jakobs, men hendene er Esaus.
- OTB
- Jakob gikk nær sin far Isak, som berørte ham og sa: «Stemmen er Jakobs stemme, men hendene er Esaus hender.»
- B1930
- Så gikk Jakob frem til Isak, sin far; og han kjente på ham og sa: Røsten er Jakobs, men hendene er Esaus.