Genesis 27:30

“As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had only just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.”
Genesis 27:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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As soon asוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרIsaacיִצְחָקhad finishedכִּלָּהblessingלְבָרֵךְJacob,אֶת יַעֲקֹבand Jacobיַעֲקֹבhad only justוַיְהִי אַךְgone outיָצֹא יָצָאfrom the presenceמֵאֵת פְּנֵיof Isaacיִצְחָקhis father,אָבִיוEsauוְעֵשָׂוhis brotherאָחִיוcame inבָּאfrom his hunting.מִצֵּידוֹ

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Hebrews recalls that Esau afterward wanted to inherit the blessing and was rejected, although he sought it with tears; in Genesis 27:30-40 Isaac had already blessed Jacob, and Esau weeps aloud.

The same term appears in both passages.

בִּרְכָתֶbirjateH1293εὐλογίανeulogianG2129“blessing”

Genesis 27:30, word by word

As soon asיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears

Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

Where else “yitschak” appears

had finishedכִּלָּהkila

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

Where else “kila” appears

blessingבָרֵךְvarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “varech” appears

Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears

gone outיָצֹאyatso

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatso” appears

from the presenceפְּנֵיpene

presence

Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.

Where else “pene” appears

his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears

Esauעֵשָׂוesav

Esau

Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.

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his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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came inבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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from his huntingצֵּידtsed

game

What is hunted.

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The context

29May peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.”

30 · This verse (above)

31He also made tasty food and brought it to his father, and he said to his father, “Let my father get up and eat of his son’s game, so that you may bless me.”

Read all of Genesis 27

To study Genesis 27 in a group

1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?

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