Bible Strands
Genesis 27:16
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rebekah acts on Jacob at the moment he stands ready to receive Isaac’s blessing while disguised as Esau.
The words — The Hebrew הִלְבִּישָׁה (hilbišâ) literally means "she clothed" or "she covered," applied here to the עֹרֹת (ʿôrōt, "skins") of young goats.
The thread — This action continues the physical substitution sequence that began when Rebekah dressed Jacob in Esau’s garments in Genesis 27:15. It immediately precedes the handing over of the prepared meal in Genesis 27:17.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how physical substitution enables a spoken blessing to pass to an unintended recipient. It asks the reader to track the mechanics of the disguise before evaluating its moral or theological weight.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: