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And the skinsוְאֵת עֹרֹתof the young goatsגְּדָיֵי הָעִזִּיםshe putהִלְבִּישָׁהonעַלhis handsיָדָיוand onוְעַלthe smooth partחֶלְקַתof his neck.צַוָּארָיו
Genesis 27:16
Study it in the app“And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:16, word by word
- And the skinsעֹרֹתorot
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “orot” appears- of the young goatsגְּדָיֵיgedaye
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “gedaye” appears- of the young goatsעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- she putהִלְבִּישָׁהhilbisha
clothe
To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.
Where else “hilbisha” appears- his handsיָדָיyaday
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appears- the smooth partחֶלְקַתchelkat
smooth thing
What is smooth and slippery; also sweet words that flatter.
Where else “chelkat” appears- of his neckצַוָּארָיtsavaray
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavaray” appears
The context
15Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
16 · This verse (above)
17She gave the tasty food and the bread that she had made into the hand of Jacob her son.
To study Genesis 27 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?