Genesis 27:11

11 Then Jacob said to his mother, "Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, but I [am] a smooth man.

Genesis 27:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:11

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother
Being timorous lest he should do an ill thing, and be accounted a deceiver, and bring a curse upon himself: behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man;
covered all over with hair; as with a hairy garment; so he was born, and so he continued, and no doubt his hair increased, ( Genesis 25:25 ) : and I [am] a smooth man:
without hair, excepting in those parts where it is common for all men to have it.

Genesis 27:11 In-Context

9 Go to the flock and take two good young goats from it for me, and I will prepare them [as] tasty food for your father, just as he likes.

10 Then you must take it to your father and he will eat [it] so that he may bless you before his death."

11 Then Jacob said to his mother, "Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, but I [am] a smooth man.

12 Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes [as] a mocker, and he will bring upon me a curse and not a blessing."

13 Then his mother said to him, "Your curse be upon me, my son, only listen to my voice--go and get [them] for me."