Genesis 27:21

27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you, ¹  my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.” ² 

Genesis 27:24

27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob ³  replied.

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¹ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.

² tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.