Translation | Verse | Text |
King James | Ge 27:16 | And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
NECK | The phrases to "harden the neck," Pr 29:1, and to be "stiff- necked," like a headstrong brute, illustrate the willful obstinacy of sinners against the instructions and commands of God. The tyrants of ancient days sometimes put their feet on the prostrate necks of princes, in token of their subjugation, trampling them in the dust. Their mischief sometimes returned upon their own heads, Jos 10:24; Ps 18:40. |