Genesis 27:23
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And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,

Genesis 27:16
And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.

Genesis 27:22
He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands, are the hands of Esau.

Genesis 27:24
He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.

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And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,

his hands.

Genesis 27:16 And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.

he blessed.

Romans 9:11,12 For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand): . . .

Hebrews 11:20 By faith also of things to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.

Context
Isaac Blesses Jacob
22He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands, are the hands of Esau. 23And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,24He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.…
Lexicon
[Isaac] did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

recognize him,
הִכִּיר֔וֹ (hik·kî·rōw)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5234: To regard, recognize

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

his hands
יָדָ֗יו (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

were
הָי֣וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

hairy
שְׂעִרֹ֑ת (śə·‘i·rōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun

like those
כִּידֵ֛י (kî·ḏê)
Preposition-k | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

of his brother
אָחִ֖יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

Esau;
עֵשָׂ֥ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

so he blessed him.
וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃ (way·ḇā·rə·ḵê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse


Additional Translations
Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,

And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: So he blessed him.

He didn't recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,
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