Genesis

Genesis 27:22

²²So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֛ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
came close	וַיִּגַּ֧שׁ	way·yig·gaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
who touched him	וַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּ	way·muš·šê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4959 feel, grope
and said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The voice	הַקֹּל֙	haq·qōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
is the voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
but the hands	וְהַיָּדַ֖יִם	wə·hay·yā·ḏa·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - fd	H3027 hand
are the hands	יְדֵ֥י	yə·ḏê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of Esau	עֵשָֽׂו׃	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.