Genesis 27:22

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.”

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WEBBE

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.”

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.

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.

BBE

And Jacob went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

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וַיִּגַּשׁ vai·yi·gash and he drew near H5066 יַעֲקֹב ya·'a·ko Jacob H3290 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יִצְחָק yitz·chak Isaac H3327 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ vay·mu·she·hu and he felt him H4959 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הַקֹּל ha·kol the voice H6963 קוֹל kol [is] [the] voice of H6963 יַעֲקֹב ya·'a·ko Jacob H3290 וְהַיָּדַיִם ve·hai·ya·da·yim and the hands H3027 יְדֵי ye·dei [are] [the] hands of H3027 עֵשָׂו 'e·sav Esau H6215

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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, must have greatly weakened his own faith in these things. It might therefore be expected, that leanness would attend his blessing, agreeing with the state of his mind.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.