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22 So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau."
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22 Jacob went 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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23 He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's.
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23 He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.
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