Genesis 27:22
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.”
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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.
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.
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Commentary
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּגַּ֧שׁ | vai.yi.Gash | and he drew near | H5066 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֛ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יִצְחָ֥ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| אָבִ֖יו | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| וַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּ | vay.mu.She.hu | and he felt him | H4959 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַקֹּל֙ | ha.Kol | the voice | H6963 → |
| ק֣וֹל | Kol | [is] [the] voice of | H6963 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| וְהַיָּדַ֖יִם | ve.hai.ya.Da.yim | and the hands | H3027 → |
| יְדֵ֥י | ye.Dei | [are] [the] hands of | H3027 → |
| עֵשָֽׂו׃ | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
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