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11-12 Jacob: “But Mother! He won’t be fooled that easily.[a] Think how hairy Esau is, and how smooth my skin is! What if my father feels me? He’ll think I’m making a fool of him and curse me instead of blessing me!”

13 Rebekah: “Let his curses be on me, dear son. Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:11 He won’t be fooled that easily, implied.

11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man(A) while I have smooth skin. 12 What if my father touches me?(B) I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse(C) on myself rather than a blessing.”

13 His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.(D) Just do what I say;(E) go and get them for me.”

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