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Genesis 27:11
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Genesis 27:11
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Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
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And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
ESV
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But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
NLT
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“But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
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"But Mother," Jacob said, "my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin.
CSB
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Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, "Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.
Genesis 27:11 In-Context
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Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
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Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
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Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
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What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
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His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.”
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Genesis 25:25
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