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And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he discerned acknowledge Verb H5234 הִכִּירֹ֔ו hik·ki·rov,
because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
him not because his hands able Noun H3027 יָדָ֗יו ya·dav
were hairy devil Adjective H8163 שְׂעִרֹ֑ת se·'i·rot;
as his brother another Noun H251 אָחִ֖יו a·chiv
Esau's Esau Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֥ו e·sav
hands able Noun H3027 כִּידֵ֛י ki·dei
so he blessed abundantly Verb H1288 וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃ vay·va·re·che·hu.

People

Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

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King James Bible And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
Hebrew Greek English And he discerned him not, He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy, as hairy like his brother Esau's hands: hands; so he blessed him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he discerned him not, He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy, as hairy like his brother Esau's hands: hands; so he blessed him.