Bible Strands
Genesis 27:30
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the exact moment Isaac completes his blessing of Jacob and Jacob departs, immediately before Esau returns from his hunt.
The words — כִּלָּה (ki.Lah) translates literally as "he had finished," denoting the termination of the blessing act, while כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.'a.Sher) means "just as" or "as soon as," binding the two events chronologically.
The thread — The lexical root כּלָה (to finish/complete) appears in Genesis 2:2 and Genesis 27:30 to mark the conclusion of a divinely significant act, while the narrative pattern of a blessing's completion preceding a rival's arrival structures the immediate context in Genesis 27:31.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the blessing was finalized before the rival could intervene, requiring the reader to acknowledge the irreversible nature of the spoken word.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.