Genesis 27:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

American Standard Version (1901)

and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

Bible in Basic English

And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.

Free Bible Version

She put the goatskins on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Geneva Bible 1599

And she couered his hands and the smoothe of his necke with the skinnes of the kiddes of the goates.

King James (Authorized) Version

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

One Unity Resource Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.

Translation for Translators

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.

Unlocked Literal Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Noah Webster Bible

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth part of his neck:

World English Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.

Young's Literal Translation

and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,

Context

Isaac Blesses Jacob

¹⁵And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.¹⁶She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.¹⁷Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made.

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(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

Chuck Smith

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Summary

In this verse, Rebekah, the mother of Jacob, devises a plan to deceive Isaac, her husband, in order to secure the blessing for Jacob instead of Esau. Rebekah's actions reveal the lengths to which she is willing to go to ensure that the prophecy given to her before the twins' birth is fulfilled. This deception sets the stage for the unfolding of God's plan for the descendants of Jacob, highlighting the theme of God's sovereignty over human actions and His ability to work through imperfect individuals to accomplish His purposes. The passage also serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of taking matters into one's own hands rather than trusting in God's timing and faithfulness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands,.... Upon both his hands, and the whole of them that was bare, that he might appear to be like Esau: and upon the smooth of his neck; which in Esau was covered with hair as his hands; and Hiscuni, a Jewish writer (s), observes, that the skins of goats are rough, and like the skin of a hairy man; and so Bochart (t) remarks, that goats' hair in the eastern countries is not much unlike human hair; see Sa1 19:13. (s) Apud Drusium in loc. (t) Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 51. col. 626.

Genesis 27:16

Isaac Blesses Jacob

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

American Standard Version (1901)

and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

Bible in Basic English

And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.

Free Bible Version

She put the goatskins on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Geneva Bible 1599

And she couered his hands and the smoothe of his necke with the skinnes of the kiddes of the goates.

King James (Authorized) Version

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

One Unity Resource Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.

Translation for Translators

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.

Unlocked Literal Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Noah Webster Bible

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth part of his neck:

World English Bible

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.

Young's Literal Translation

and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,