Genesis 27:16 She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.

◄ Genesis 27:16 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.

English Standard Version
And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

New American Standard Bible
And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

King James Bible
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.

International Standard Version
She put some goat skins over his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

American Standard Version
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.

Darby Bible Translation
and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;

Young's Literal Translation
and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

27:6-17 Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify, or excuse wrong means. Thus many have acted wrong, under the idea of being useful in promoting the cause of Christ. The answer to all such things is that which God addressed to Abraham, I am God Almighty; walk before me and be thou perfect. And it was a very rash speech of Rebekah, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Christ has borne the curse of the law for all who take upon them the yoke of the command, the command of the gospel. But it is too daring for any creature to say, Upon me be thy curse.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13-17. and his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse—His conscience being soothed by his mother, preparations were hastily made for carrying out the device; consisting, first, of a kid's flesh, which, made into a ragout, spiced with salt, onions, garlic, and lemon juice, might easily be passed off on a blind old man, with blunted senses, as game; second, of pieces of goat's skin bound on his hands and neck, its soft silken hair resembling that on the cheek of a young man; third, of the long white robe—the vestment of the first-born, which, transmitted from father to son and kept in a chest among fragrant herbs and perfumed flowers used much in the East to keep away moths—his mother provided for him.