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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She also covered the smooth part of his hands and neck with goatskins <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She put the skins from the young goats on his hands and on the back of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She put the skins of the goats on his arms and on the hairless part of his neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She put some goat skins over his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth part of his neck:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and she has put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the nakedness of the skins of the shegoats, she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and with the goatskins she covered up his hands and the hairless part of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and she put the skins of the kids on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the back of his neck;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she wrapped the skin of a kid of the goats on his hands and upon the smooth of his neck.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6429" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Jacob's Deception</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: hil·bî·šāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">She also put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·rōṯ (N-mpc) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">the skins</a> <a href="/hebrew/1423.htm" title="1423: gə·ḏā·yê (N-mpc) -- A kid (a young goat). From the same as gadah; a young goat.">of the young</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: hā·‘iz·zîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">goats</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2513.htm" title="2513: ḥel·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- Smoothness, flattery, an allotment. Feminine of cheleq; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment.">the smooth part</a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">of his neck.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27-34</a></span><br />When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. / Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. / One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Genesis 29:25</a></span><br />When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Genesis 37:31-33</a></span><br />Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. / They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.” / His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">Exodus 4:6-7</a></span><br />Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow. / “Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21-22</a></span><br />Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task. / The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">1 Samuel 17:38-39</a></span><br />Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and dressed him in armor. / David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a></span><br />So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-18.htm">1 Kings 13:18</a></span><br />Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a></span><br />Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></span><br />His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-19.htm">Proverbs 12:19</a></span><br />Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck:</p><p class="hdg">skins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Goatskins</a> <a href="/genesis/24-47.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Kids</a> <a href="/romans/16-4.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-23.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Goatskins</a> <a href="/genesis/27-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Kids</a> <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/28-22.htm">Part</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands</b><br>In this passage, Rebekah is helping Jacob deceive his father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing meant for Esau. The use of goat skins is significant, as it highlights the lengths to which Rebekah and Jacob are willing to go to deceive Isaac. The skins are used to mimic Esau's hairy hands, as described earlier in <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Genesis 25:25</a>. This act of deception is a pivotal moment in the narrative, showcasing the theme of deceit and its consequences, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. The use of animal skins also foreshadows the sacrificial system that will be established later in the Mosaic Law, where goats and other animals are used for atonement.<p><b>and on the smooth part of his neck.</b><br>The smoothness of Jacob's skin is contrasted with Esau's hairiness, emphasizing the physical differences between the two brothers. This detail is crucial for the deception to succeed, as Isaac relies on touch due to his failing eyesight. The neck is a vulnerable and intimate part of the body, symbolizing the closeness and trust that is being violated in this act of deception. This moment can be seen as a type of Christ, where the innocent (Jacob, in this case) takes on the appearance of another to receive a blessing. However, unlike Christ, who takes on humanity's sin to bring salvation, Jacob's deception brings about familial strife and division. This act also connects to the broader biblical theme of the younger sibling receiving the blessing, as seen with Joseph and David, pointing to God's sovereignty and the unexpected ways He fulfills His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob. She orchestrates the deception of Isaac to secure the blessing for Jacob.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is persuaded by his mother to deceive his father and receive the blessing meant for Esau.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The aging and blind patriarch who intends to bless his elder son Esau but is deceived by Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is the rightful recipient of the blessing but is supplanted by Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_skins_of_the_young_goats.htm">The Skins of the Young Goats</a></b><br>Used by Rebekah to disguise Jacob as Esau, highlighting the lengths to which deception is employed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Deception, even with seemingly good intentions, leads to long-term consequences and family discord. Believers are called to live truthfully and trust in God's timing and methods.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human manipulation, God's sovereign plan unfolds. This encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate control over life's circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>Jacob's account serves as a reminder of the importance of integrity. Christians are encouraged to pursue honesty and righteousness in their dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_favoritism.htm">Family Dynamics and Favoritism</a></b><br>The favoritism shown by Isaac and Rebekah towards their sons leads to division. Believers are reminded to practice fairness and love within family relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_uncertain_times.htm">The Role of Faith in Uncertain Times</a></b><br>Isaac's blessing, despite the deception, is an act of faith. Christians are encouraged to maintain faith in God's promises, even when circumstances are unclear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_biblical_people_look.htm">What was the appearance of biblical people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_isaac_deceived_by_jacob.htm">How could Isaac be so easily deceived by Jacob’s voice and skin when blessing him (Genesis 27:21–22)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_genesis_27_6-17_permit_lying.htm">Does this account conflict with other biblical passages that condemn lying yet here seem to permit it (Genesis 27:6-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">The skins of the kids.</span>--In hot countries the coats of animals are far less thick and coarse than in cold climates, and some species of Oriental goats are famous for their soft, silky wool. But in those cases in which men have their bodies covered with hair, it is by no means of a delicate texture. In <a href="/songs/4-1.htm" title="Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes within your locks: your hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.">Song of Solomon 4:1</a> Solomon's hair is compared to that of a flock of goats.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And she put the skins of the kids of the goats</span> - not European, but Oriental camel-goats, whose wool is black, silky, of a much finer texture than that of the former, and sometimes used as a substitute for human hair (cf. <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1</a>); <span class="accented">vide</span> on this subject Rosenmüller's 'Scholia,' and commentaries generally - <span class="cmt_word">upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck</span> - thus cautiously providing against detection, in case, anything occurring to arouse the old man's suspicions, he should seek, as in reality he did, to test the accuracy of his now dim sight and dull hearing by the sense of touch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">She also put</span><br /><span class="heb">הִלְבִּ֖ישָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(hil·bî·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the skins</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹרֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the young</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדָיֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏā·yê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1423.htm">Strong's 1423: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kid (a young goat)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">goats</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעִזִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘iz·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the smooth part</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְקַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2513.htm">Strong's 2513: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoothness, flattery, an allotment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his neck.</span><br /><span class="heb">צַוָּארָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣaw·wā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back of the neck</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-16.htm">Genesis 27:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:16 She put the skins of the kids (Gen. 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