Genesis 27:21

21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I ¹may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau 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 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me. ”

20 But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? ” He answered, “Because the Lord your God granted me success. ”

21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not. ”

22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. ”

23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.

Cross References

• 1. 27:21 ver. 12