Genesis 27:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.”
Genesis 27:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 27:2310 words
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
הִכִּירוֹhikîrwōScrutinize
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הָיוּhāyûExist
יָדָיוyādāywHand
כִּידֵיkîdêLike hand
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
שְׂעִרֹתśəʿirōtShaggy
וַיְבָרְכֵהוּwayəvārəḵēhûAnd kneel
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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