Genesis 27:21
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And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
In other translations
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327אֶל־'el-toH413יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290גְּשָׁה־geshah-draw near !H5066נָּאna'pleaseH4994וַאֲמֻשְׁךָva'amushkhaso I may feel youH4184בְּנִיbeniO son myH1121הַאַתָּהha'atah¿ [are] youH859זֶהzehthisH2088בְּנִיbenison myH1121עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אִם־'im-or?H518לֹא׃lo'notH3808
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Isaiah 57:19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
- Genesis 27:12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”
- Psalm 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
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