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Genesis 27:21

WEB

21Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

KJV

21And 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

21Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”

FBV

21Come over here so I can touch you, my son,” Isaac told Jacob, “so I can tell if you're really my son Esau or not.”

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Extra References

James 4:8

8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.


Isaiah 57:19

19I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says the LORD; “and I will heal them.”


Genesis 27:12

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.”


Psalms 73:28

28But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD [+] my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.