Génesis 27:23

23 Y no le conoció, porque sus manos eran vellosas como las manos de Esaú; y le bendijo

Génesis 27:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:23

And he discerned him not
As he could not see, he could make no judgment by that sense; and, though he had his hearing, and thought the voice was like Jacob's, he might imagine there might be an alteration in Esau's voice, coming in haste and weary from the fields; yet, as there could not be any deception in his feeling, he thought it safest to trust to that, as it follows: because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands;
which could not in a short time become so naturally; it was more reasonable to think that Esau's voice should be altered and become like Jacob's, than that Jacob's hands should become like Esau's: so he blessed him;
or intended and determined within himself to bless him, for the blessing was not given till afterwards; unless this is to be understood of a common blessing, congratulating him on the quick dispatch he made, and the great success he met with; and after this gave him the patriarchal blessing, which as yet he had not, being not thoroughly satisfied of him, as appears by what follows.

Génesis 27:23 In-Context

21 E Isaac dijo a Jacob: Acércate ahora, y te palparé, hijo mío, si eres mi hijo Esaú o no

22 Y se acercó Jacob a su padre Isaac; y él le palpó, y dijo: La voz es la voz de Jacob, mas las manos son las manos de Esaú

23 Y no le conoció, porque sus manos eran vellosas como las manos de Esaú; y le bendijo

24 Y dijo: ¿Eres tú mi hijo Esaú? Y él respondió: Yo soy

25 Y dijo: Acércamela, y comeré de la caza de mi hijo, para que te bendiga mi alma; y él se la acercó, y comió; le trajo también vino, y bebió