KJV King James Version
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
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Genesis 31:55
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
WEB World English Bible
Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed and returned unto his place.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Laban riseth early in the morning, and kisseth his sons and his daughters, and blesseth them; and Laban goeth on, and turneth back to his place.
Surrounding context — Genesis 31
52 This heap [be] witness, and [this] pillar [be] witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םH7925 · sha.khamto riseלָבָ֜ןH3837 · la.vanLabanבַּבֹּ֗קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningוַיְנַשֵּׁ֧קH5401 · na.shaqto kissלְבָנָ֛יוH1121 · benson: childוְלִבְנוֹתָ֖יוH1323 · batdaughterוַיְבָ֣רֶךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֶתְהֶ֑םH853 · et[Obj.]וַיֵּ֛לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַיָּ֥שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnלָבָ֖ןH3837 · la.vanLabanלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃H4725 · ma.qomplace
Cross-references
Genesis 31:28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.Genesis 30:25And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.Genesis 18:33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.Deuteronomy 23:5Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.Genesis 33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?Numbers 23:11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed [them] altogether.Ruth 1:14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.Numbers 24:25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.Genesis 28:1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.Numbers 23:5And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.Psalm 76:10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.Acts 28:4-5And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.Genesis 31:43And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
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