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Genesis 27:11

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

KJV

Cui ille respondit : Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit, et ego lenis :

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ πρὸς Ῥεβέκκαν τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ Ἔστιν Ἠσαὺ ὁ ἀδελφός μου ἀνὴρ δασύς, ἐγὼ δὲ ἀνὴρ λεῖος·

LXX

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל רִבְקָ֖ה אִמּ֑/וֹ הֵ֣ן עֵשָׂ֤ו אָחִ/י֙ אִ֣ישׁ שָׂעִ֔ר וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י אִ֥ישׁ חָלָֽק

Hebrew

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In this verse

People RebekahEsauJacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
חָלָ֑ק
chlq
adjective · 4×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×
עֵשָׂ֔ו
'shv
proper_noun · 97×
רִבְקָ֥ה
rbqh
proper_noun · 30×
שְׂעִיר
sh'yr
noun · 59×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

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