The Meaning of Genesis 27:16 Explained

Genesis 27:16

KJV: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

YLT: and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,

Darby: and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;

ASV: And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she put  the skins  of the kids  of the goats  upon his hands,  and upon the smooth  of his neck: 

What does Genesis 27:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 27:1-17 - Rebekah Plans To Cheat Isaac
This chapter narrates a sad story of the chosen family. Esau is the only character which elicits universal sympathy. Isaac appears to have sunk into premature senility. It seems hardly credible that he who had borne the wood for the offering up Mount Moriah, and had yielded himself so absolutely to the divine will, would have become so keen an epicure. He could only be reached now through the senses. Perhaps this was due to the prosperity and even tenor of his life. It is better, after all, to live the strenuous life, with its uphill climb, than to be lapped in the ease of the valley. The birthright had been already promised to Jacob, and there was no need for him to win it by fraud; and Rebekah was truly blameworthy in that she deceived her husband, showed partiality toward her children, and acted unworthily of herself. Who would have expected that out of such a family God was about to produce the religious leaders of the world! Pharaoh would one day crave a blessing from those kid-lined hands! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 27

1  Isaac sends Esau for venison
6  Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing
14  Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it
30  Esau brings venison
33  Isaac trembles
34  Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing
41  He threatens Jacob's life
42  Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away

What do the individual words in Genesis 27:16 mean?

And the skins of the kids of the goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck
וְאֵ֗ת עֹרֹת֙ גְּדָיֵ֣י הָֽעִזִּ֔ים הִלְבִּ֖ישָׁה עַל־ יָדָ֑יו וְעַ֖ל חֶלְקַ֥ת צַוָּארָֽיו

עֹרֹת֙  the  skins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
גְּדָיֵ֣י  of  the  kids 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: גְּדִי  
Sense: kid, young male goat.
הָֽעִזִּ֔ים  of  the  goats 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֵז  
Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.
הִלְבִּ֖ישָׁה  she  put 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: לָבַשׁ  
Sense: to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed.
יָדָ֑יו  his  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וְעַ֖ל  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
חֶלְקַ֥ת  the  smooth  part 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֶלְקָה 
Sense: portion, parcel.
צַוָּארָֽיו  of  his  neck 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: צַוָּאר 
Sense: neck, back of neck.

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