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Genesis 27:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Jacob said unto Rebekah his mother,—Lo! Esau my brother, is a hairy man, whereas, I, am a smooth man:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, 'Lo, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I a smooth man,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am smooth:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But Iaakob sayde to Rebekah his mother, Beholde, Esau my brother is rough, and I am smoothe.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Iacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Jacob said to his mother Rebekah{gr.Rebecca}, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Yaaqov said to Rivqah his mother, Behold, Esaw my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹב 3290
{3290} Prime
יַעֲקֹב
Ya`aqob
{yah-ak-obe'}
From H6117; heel catcher (that is, supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.
said 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
to x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
Rivkà רִבקָה 7259
{7259} Prime
רִבְקָה
Ribqah
{rib-kaw'}
From an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.
his mother, 517
{0517} Prime
אֵם
'em
{ame}
A primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively); (like H0001).
Behold, x2005
(2005) Complement
הֵן
hen
{hane}
A primitive particle; lo! also (as expressing surprise) if.
`Ëŝäw עֵשָׂו 6215
{6215} Prime
עֵשָׂו
`Esav
{ay-sawv'}
Apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (that is, sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.
my brother 251
{0251} Prime
אָח
'ach
{awkh}
A primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001)).
[is] a hairy 8163
{8163} Prime
שָׂעִיר
sa`iyr
{saw-eer'}
From H8175; shaggy; as noun, a he goat; by analogy a faun.
man, 376
{0376} Prime
אִישׁ
'iysh
{eesh}
Contracted for H0582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.).
and I x595
(0595) Complement
אָנֹכִי
'anokiy
{aw-no-kee'}
A primitive pronoun; I.
[am] a smooth 2509
{2509} Prime
חָלָק
chalaq
{khaw-lawk'}
From H2505; smooth (especially of tongue).
man: 376
{0376} Prime
אִישׁ
'iysh
{eesh}
Contracted for H0582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Genesis 27:11

_ _ Jacob said, Esau my brother is a hairy man — It is remarkable that his scruples were founded, not on the evil of the act, but on the risk and consequences of deception.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Genesis 27:6-17.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
hairy man:

Genesis 25:25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
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