Génesis 27:24

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24 Y le pregunt贸: 驴Eres en verdad mi hijo Esa煤? Y 茅l respondi贸: Yo soy.

Génesis 27:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:24

And said, [art] thou my very son Esau?
&c.] Still having some doubt on his mind whether he really was so or not, because of his voice: and he said, I [am];
as for the observation of Jarchi upon this, in order to excuse Jacob from lying, that he does not say, "I am Esau", only "I", it will not do, since it is an answer to Isaac's question, with a design to deceive him; and he intended by it that he should understand him as he did, that he was really Esau.

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Génesis 27:24 In-Context

22 Jacob se acerc贸 a Isaac su padre, y 茅l lo palp贸 y dijo: La voz es la voz de Jacob, pero las manos son las manos de Esa煤.
23 Y no lo reconoci贸 porque sus manos eran velludas como las de su hermano Esa煤, y lo bendijo.
24 Y le pregunt贸: 驴Eres en verdad mi hijo Esa煤? Y 茅l respondi贸: Yo soy.
25 Entonces dijo: S铆rveme, y comer茅 de la caza de mi hijo para que yo te bendiga. Y le sirvi贸, y comi贸; le trajo tambi茅n vino, y bebi贸.
26 Y su padre Isaac le dijo: Te ruego que te acerques y me beses, hijo m铆o.
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