Genesis 31:55
New International Version
Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

New Living Translation
Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

English Standard Version
Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home.

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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

New American Standard Bible
Then early in the morning Laban got up, and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

NASB 1995
Early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

NASB 1977
And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Laban arose early in the morning and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

Amplified Bible
Early in the morning Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters [goodbye] and pronounced a blessing [asking God’s favor] on them. Then Laban left and returned home.

Christian Standard Bible
Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Laban arose at dawn and kissed his sons and his daughters, and he blessed them, and Laban returned and he went on to his place.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place.

Contemporary English Version
Early the next morning, Laban kissed his daughters and his grandchildren goodbye, then he left to go back home.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But laban arose in the night, and kissed his sons, and daughters, and blessed them: and returned to his place.

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and went back home.

Good News Translation
Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters good-bye, and left to go back home.

International Standard Version
Early the next morning, Laban woke up, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, blessed them, and then left for home.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
and Laban rises early in the morning, and kisses his sons and his daughters, and blesses them; and Laban goes on, and turns back to his place.

Majority Standard Bible
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

New American Bible
Early the next morning, Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them; then he set out on his journey back home.

NET Bible
Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

New Revised Standard Version
Early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them; then he departed and returned home.

New Heart 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned to his place.

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.

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.

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Context
Jacob's Covenant with Laban
54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. 55Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

Cross References
Genesis 31:28
But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

Genesis 31:43
But Laban answered Jacob, "These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?

2 Samuel 19:39
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.


Treasury of Scripture

And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned to his place.

and kissed.

Genesis 31:28
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

Genesis 33:4
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Ruth 1:14
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

blessed.

Genesis 24:60
And 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.

Genesis 28:1
And 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 23:5,8,11
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak…

returned.

Genesis 18:33
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

Genesis 30:25
And 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.

Numbers 24:25
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

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Genesis 31
1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.
19. Rachel steals her father's household gods.
22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.
34. Rachel's plan to hide the images.
36. Jacob's complaint of Laban.
43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.














Verse 55. - And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, - i.e. Rachel and Leah and their children. It does not appear that Laban kissed Jacob on taking final leave of him as he did on first meeting him (Genesis 29:39) - and blessed them (cf. Genesis 14:60; 28:1): and Laban departed, and returned unto his place - Padan-aram (cf. Genesis 18:33; Genesis 30:25).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Early the next morning,
בַּבֹּ֗קֶר (bab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

Laban
לָבָ֜ן (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

got up
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (way·yaš·kêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning

and kissed
וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק (way·naš·šêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons

his grandchildren
לְבָנָ֛יו (lə·ḇā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and daughters
וְלִבְנוֹתָ֖יו (wə·liḇ·nō·w·ṯāw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

and blessed them.
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

Then [he]
לָבָ֖ן (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

left
וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to return
וַיָּ֥שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

home.
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (lim·qō·mōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


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