Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
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- KJV And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
- BSB Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
- NKJV Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
- NASB Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, so that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
- NLT Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.”
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Cross-references · 4
- Jas 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Isa 57:19I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”
- Ps 73:28But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
- Gen 27:12What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”
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