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mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother <i>is</i> a hairy man, and I <i>am</i> a smooth man:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother <i>is</i> a hairy man, and I <i>am</i> a smooth-<i>skinned</i> man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, &#8220Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth [skinned] man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, &#8220Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"My brother Esau is a hairy man," Jacob reminded her. "And I am not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Jacob said to his mother, "You know that Esau is a hairy man, but I have smooth skin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But look!" Jacob pointed out to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau is a hairy man, but I'm smooth skinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"But Esau my brother is a hairy man," Jacob protested to his mother Rebekah, "and I have smooth skin!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob says to his mother Rebekah, “Behold, my brother Esau [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, 'Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will say to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother a man of hair, and I a smooth man:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man and I am smooth-skinned!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a man of smooth skin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv said to Raphqa his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: 'Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-11.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=6389" 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">10</span>Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">his mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/7259.htm" title="7259: riḇ·qāh (N-proper-fs) -- Wife of Isaac. From an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering; Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.">Rebekah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">my brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: śā·‘ir (Adj-ms) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">is a hairy</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">but I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2509.htm" title="2509: ḥā·lāq (Adj-ms) -- Smooth. From chalaq; smooth.">smooth-skinned.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>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.”…<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 25:27-28</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Genesis 28:6-9</a></span><br />Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” / and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. / And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, ...<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/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-20</a></span><br />Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. / “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a></span><br />Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<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_kings/2-22.htm">1 Kings 2:22</a></span><br />King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Proverbs 10:1</a></span><br />The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Proverbs 28:24</a></span><br />He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4</a></span><br />“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:</p><p class="hdg">hairy man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Genesis 25:25</a></b></br> And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-65.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Hairy</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/21-19.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Smooth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/27-23.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/genesis/27-23.htm">Hairy</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Smooth</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'; 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Rebekah favored Jacob over Esau, as seen earlier in <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a>. This favoritism sets the stage for the deception that follows. The family dynamics here are complex, with Rebekah orchestrating a plan to secure the blessing for Jacob, which was culturally significant as the blessing was typically given to the firstborn son. This moment also reflects the fulfillment of God's prophecy to Rebekah in <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>, where it was foretold that the older would serve the younger.<p><b>“Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man</b><br>Esau's description as "hairy" is consistent with his name, which is related to the Hebrew word for "hairy" or "rough." This physical characteristic is significant in the narrative, as it becomes a key element in the deception of Isaac. The distinction between Esau and Jacob is not only physical but also symbolic of their differing roles and destinies. Esau's hairiness is mentioned earlier in <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Genesis 25:25</a> at his birth, emphasizing the contrast between the two brothers.<p><b>but I am smooth-skinned.</b><br>Jacob's smooth skin contrasts sharply with Esau's hairiness, underscoring the challenge in deceiving their father, Isaac. This physical difference is crucial to the plot, as Rebekah devises a plan to cover Jacob's hands and neck with goat skins to mimic Esau's texture. The smoothness of Jacob's skin can also be seen as symbolic of his character and the cunning nature he exhibits throughout his life. This moment foreshadows the lengths to which Jacob will go to achieve his goals, a theme that continues throughout his story, including his later wrestling with God in <a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is known for his cunning and strategic thinking. In <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a>, he is involved in deceiving his father to receive the blessing meant for his brother Esau.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. She plays a pivotal role in orchestrating the deception to ensure Jacob receives the blessing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for his hunting skills and impulsive nature. He is the intended recipient of Isaac's blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The patriarch and father of Jacob and Esau, who is old and nearly blind at this point in the account. He intends to bless Esau, his firstborn.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deception.htm">The Deception</a></b><br>The event where Jacob, guided by Rebekah, deceives Isaac into giving him the blessing meant for Esau.<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 broken relationships and long-term consequences. Jacob's actions resulted in family strife and personal exile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God's plans are sovereign, human actions still carry responsibility. Rebekah and Jacob's actions fulfilled God's prophecy, but they were accountable for their deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Isaac's physical blindness is symbolic of a lack of spiritual discernment. Believers are called to seek God's wisdom to discern His will and avoid being misled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_spiritual_blessings.htm">The Value of Spiritual Blessings</a></b><br>Esau's disregard for his birthright serves as a warning to value spiritual blessings over immediate gratification. Believers should prioritize eternal over temporal gains.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_favoritism.htm">Family Dynamics and Favoritism</a></b><br>Favoritism within families can lead to division and conflict. Isaac's preference for Esau and Rebekah's for Jacob contributed to the deception and its fallout.<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/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/does_the_bible_mention_bigfoot.htm">What does the Bible say about Bigfoot/Sasquatch?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_choose_a_deceiver_for_god's_lineage.htm">Why would God's chosen lineage pass through someone who blatantly deceived his father (Genesis 27:35-36)?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob</span> (who was not yet such an adept at trickery as he afterwards became, and who, if he had no scruples of conscience in either imposing on a senile parent or despoiling an open-hearted brother, was yet averse to being detected in his frauds, as deceivers usually are) <span class="cmt_word">said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Genesis 25:25</a>) <span class="cmt_word">and I am a smooth</span> <span class="cmt_word">man</span> - <span class="hebrew">חָלָק</span>, smooth (opposed to <span class="hebrew">שָׂעִיר</span>," hairy); the primary idea of which is to cut off the hair. <span class="accented">Cf</span>. <span class="greek">χαλκός χάλιξ κόλαξ γλυκός</span>, <span class="greek">γλοῖος γλίσχρος</span>; <span class="accented">glacies</span>, <span class="accented">glaber</span>, <span class="accented">gladius</span>, <span class="accented">glisco</span>; gluten, glatt, gleiten, glas - all of which convey the notion of smoothness (<span class="accented">vide</span> Gesenius, p. 283). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-11.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">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rebekah,</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבְקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(riḇ·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7259.htm">Strong's 7259: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rebekah -- wife of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֤ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a hairy</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂעִ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(śā·‘ir)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but I am</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">smooth-skinned.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2509.htm">Strong's 2509: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smooth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-11.htm">Genesis 27:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother Behold (Gen. 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