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Genesis 27:23
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Genesis 27:23
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairie, as his brother Esaus hands: So he blessed him.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 27:23
Distinguished; seen; discovered.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A male sibling; a near kinsman; or a fellow member of a people or faith, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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Open the full verse study16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
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Open the full verse study20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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Open the full verse study11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
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