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Genesis 27:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 27:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.
Genesis 27:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
15And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.
16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.
17And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I. Who art thou, my son?
19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, etc.] Upon both his hands, and the whole of them that was bare, that he might appear to be like Esau: and upon the smooth of his neck; which in Esau was covered with hair as his hands; and Hiscuni, a Jewish writer f1433, observes, that the skins of goats are rough, and like the skin of a hairy man; and so Bochart f1434 remarks, that goats’ hair in the eastern countries is not much unlike human hair; (see <091913>1 Samuel 19:13,16).”
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