Genesis 27:21

21 Yitz'chak said to Ya'akov, "Come here, close to me, so I can touch you, my son, and know whether you are in fact my son 'Esav or not."

Genesis 27:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:21

And Isaac said unto Jacob, come near, I pray thee, that I may
feel thee, my son
Still suspecting some fraud in the case; and whereas he knew that Esau was a hairy man, and Jacob smooth, he thought by feeling he could discover the imposture, if there was any: whether thou [be] my very son Esau, or not;
which he still pretty much questioned.

Genesis 27:21 In-Context

19 Ya'akov said to his father, "I am 'Esav your firstborn. I've done what you asked me to do. Get up now, sit down, eat the game, and then give me your blessing."

20 Yitz'chak said to his son, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "ADONAI your God made it happen that way."

21 Yitz'chak said to Ya'akov, "Come here, close to me, so I can touch you, my son, and know whether you are in fact my son 'Esav or not."

22 Ya'akov approached Yitz'chak his father, who touched him and said, "The voice is Ya'akov's voice, but the hands are 'Esav's hands."

23 However, he didn't detect him; because his hands were hairy like his brother 'Esav's hands; so he gave him his blessing.