Genesis 27:21

NETBible

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you, 1  my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.” 2 

NIV ©

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not."

NASB ©

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come close, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."

NLT ©

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come over here. I want to touch you to make sure you really are Esau."

MSG ©

Isaac said, "Come close, son; let me touch you--are you really my son Esau?"

BBE ©

And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not.

NRSV ©

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not."

NKJV ©

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."

KJV
And Isaac
<03327>
said
<0559> (8799)
unto Jacob
<03290>_,
Come near
<05066> (8798)_,
I pray thee, that I may feel
<04184> (8799)
thee, my son
<01121>_,
whether thou [be] my very
<02088>
son
<01121>
Esau
<06215>
or not.
NASB ©
Then Isaac
<3327>
said
<559>
to Jacob
<3290>
, "Please
<4994>
come
<5066>
close
<5066>
, that I may feel
<4184>
you, my son
<1121>
, whether you are really
<2088>
my son
<1121>
Esau
<6215>
or
<518>
not."
LXXM
eipen {V-AAI-3S} de
<1161> 
PRT
isaak
<2464> 
N-PRI
tw
<3588> 
T-DSM
iakwb
<2384> 
N-PRI
eggison
<1448> 
V-AAD-2S
moi
<1473> 
P-DS
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
qhlafhsw
<5584> 
V-AAS-1S
se
<4771> 
P-AS
teknon
<5043> 
N-VSN
ei
<1487> 
CONJ
su
<4771> 
P-NS
ei
<1510> 
V-PAI-2S
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
uiov
<5207> 
N-NSM
mou
<1473> 
P-GS
hsau
<2269> 
N-PRI
h
<2228> 
CONJ
ou
<3364> 
ADV
NET [draft] ITL
Then Isaac
<03327>
said
<0559>
to
<0413>
Jacob
<03290>
, “Come closer
<05066>
so I can touch
<04184>
you
<0859>
, my son
<01121>
, and know for certain
<02088>
if
<0518>
you really are my son
<01121>
Esau
<06215>
.”
HEBREW
al
<03808>
Ma
<0518>
wve
<06215>
ynb
<01121>
hz
<02088>
htah
<0859>
ynb
<01121>
Ksmaw
<04184>
an
<04994>
hsg
<05066>
bqey
<03290>
la
<0413>
qxuy
<03327>
rmayw (27:21)
<0559>
NETBible

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you, 1  my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.

2 tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.