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Genesis 27:11

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11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
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Genesis 27:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 “But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 "But Mother," Jacob said, "my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin.
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, "Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau's body is covered with hair. But my skin is smooth.

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 27:11 In-Context

9 Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
12 What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
13 His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.”

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