Holy Scripture
Genesis 27:22
A church father on this verse
“This signifies that the Word, who in Jacob prefigured the mysteries, has also become the voice of the prophets, since he is the one who predicts in them what will happen. On the contrary, his hands have become hands of Esau. In fact he [the Word] was executed because of the sins of the people.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
22And Jacob drew nigh to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
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In context
20And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
21And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw nigh to me, and I will feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not.
— Genesis 27:22 —
23And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
24and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, I am.