Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.” New Living Translation Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.” English Standard Version Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Berean Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” New American Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, so that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” NASB 1995 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” NASB 1977 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Amplified Bible But Isaac [wondered and] said to Jacob, “Please come close [to me] so that I may touch you, my son, and determine if you are really my son Esau or not.” Christian Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not?” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version "My son," Isaac said, "come closer, where I can touch you and find out if you really are Esau." English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come over here so that I can feel your skin, Son, [to find out] whether or not you really are my son Esau." Good News Translation Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come closer so that I can touch you. Are you really Esau?" International Standard Version So Isaac told Jacob, "Come here, my son, so I can feel you and know for sure whether or not you're my son Esau." Majority Standard Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?” NET Bible Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you, my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau." New Heart English Bible Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not." Webster's Bible Translation And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou art my very son Esau, or not. World English Bible Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Isaac says to Jacob, “Please come near, and I feel you, my son, whether you [are] he, my son Esau, or not.” Young's Literal Translation And Isaac saith unto Jacob, 'Come nigh, I pray thee, and I feel thee, my son, whether thou art he, my son Esau, or not.' Smith's Literal Translation And Isaak will say to Jacob, Come near, now, and I shall feel thee, my son, if thou this my son Esau or not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not. Catholic Public Domain Version And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.” New American Bible Isaac then said to Jacob, “Come closer, my son, that I may feel you, to learn whether you really are my son Esau or not.” New Revised Standard Version Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Isaac said to Jacob his son, Come near me, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are my son Esau or not. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Isaaq said to Yaquuv, his son, “Come near; now I shall feel you my son, if you are my son Esau or not.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Isaac Blesses Jacob…20But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied. 21Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?” 22So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”… Cross References Genesis 25:23 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.” Genesis 25:28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 27:1-4 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied. / “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. / Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me. ... Genesis 27:22-23 So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” / Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him. Genesis 27:33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!” Genesis 27:35-36 But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” / So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?” Genesis 25:29-34 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. / He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) / “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ... Genesis 28:1-4 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ... Genesis 32:24-30 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ... Genesis 33:1-4 Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. / He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. / But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. ... Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future. Romans 9:10-13 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ... Hebrews 12:16-17 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. Romans 9:6-8 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. Romans 9:14-16 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not! / For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. Treasury of Scripture And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not. Come. Psalm 73:28 But 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. Isaiah 57:19 I 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. James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. may feel. Genesis 27:12 My 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. Jump to Previous Close Esau Feel Hand Isaac Jacob Nigh Please Really Touch WhetherJump to Next Close Esau Feel Hand Isaac Jacob Nigh Please Really Touch WhetherGenesis 27 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing. 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it. 30. Esau brings venison. 33. Isaac trembles. 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing. 41. He threatens Jacob's life. 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away. Then Isaac said to Jacob This phrase introduces the pivotal moment of interaction between Isaac and Jacob. Isaac, the patriarch, is portrayed as a man of faith, yet here he is vulnerable due to his blindness and old age. The Hebrew root for "said" (אָמַר, 'amar) often implies not just speaking but also a declaration or command. Isaac's words carry the weight of authority and expectation, setting the stage for the unfolding of God's providential plan, despite human deception. Please come near so I can touch you, my son to know whether you are really my son Esau or not Hebrew Then Isaacיִצְחָק֙ (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Jacob, יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc “Please נָּ֥א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' come closer גְּשָׁה־ (gə·šāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach so I can touch you, וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖ (wa·’ă·muš·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 4184: To touch my son. בְּנִ֑י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Are you הַֽאַתָּ֥ה (ha·’at·tāh) Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you really זֶ֛ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that my son בְּנִ֥י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Esau עֵשָׂ֖ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not not?” לֹֽא׃ (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Links Genesis 27:21 NIVGenesis 27:21 NLT Genesis 27:21 ESV Genesis 27:21 NASB Genesis 27:21 KJV Genesis 27:21 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:21 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:21 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:21 French Bible Genesis 27:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:21 Isaac said to Jacob Please come near (Gen. 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